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B8046 crash in West Lothian on 17 October 2025 at 18:35 involving a Mazda 6

A Mazda 6 and a BMW X5 were involved in a crash on the B8046 in West Lothian at 18:35 on Friday 17 October 2025. The 52-year-old male driver of the Mazda 6 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Oct 2025
Friday, 18:35
Vehicles
2
Mazda 6 and BMW X5
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.90649, longitude -3.49205, in the EH53 postcode district and within the built-up area of Livingston. It is one of the crashes that make up the East Livingston and East Calder, West Lothian, EH54 5BY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991658495
Council area
West Lothian
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
8046
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 April 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,184 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: BMW X5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 6)

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 2025991658495 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 2025.