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Serious A698 crash in the Scottish Borders on 22 December 2023 at 15:00 involving a Mitsubishi Eclipse

A Mitsubishi Eclipse hit three pedestrians on the A698 in the Scottish Borders at 15:00 on Friday 22 December 2023. A 74-year-old female pedestrian and a 68-year-old female pedestrian were seriously injured and a 71-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Dec 2023
Friday, 15:00
Vehicles
1
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.45841, longitude -2.68073, in the TD9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023991391524
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
698
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 43 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 August 2005.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Eclipse

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 74, hit by vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Eclipse)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 68, hit by vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Eclipse)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 71, hit by vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Eclipse)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2023991391524 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Scottish Borders road accident statistics for 2023.