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Fatal B7024 crash in South Ayrshire on 23 December 1980 at 17:10 involving a lorry

A lorry and a car were involved in a crash on the B7024 in South Ayrshire at 17:10 on Tuesday 23 December 1980. The 46-year-old male driver of the car and an 11-year-old male passenger in the car were killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Dec 1980
Tuesday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Lorry and car
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.35824, longitude -4.67701, in the KA19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Maybole.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198097RC01512
Council area
South Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
7024
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 108 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 July 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 198097RC01512 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Ayrshire road accident statistics for 1980.