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A71 crash in West Lothian on 7 June 2022 at 19:10 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on the A71 in West Lothian at 19:10 on Tuesday 7 June 2022. The 17-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa, the 63-year-old female driver of the Audi A3 and a 72-year-old female passenger in the Audi A3 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Jun 2022
Tuesday, 19:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Audi A3
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.85394, longitude -3.56605, in the EH55 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Calder. It is one of the crashes that make up the Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley, West Lothian, EH55 8DL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022991185490
Council area
West Lothian
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
71
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 November 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A3)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A3)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2022991185490 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lothian road accident statistics for 2022.