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Fatal A77 crash in South Ayrshire on 24 March 1983 at 00:05 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire at 00:05 on Thursday 24 March 1983. The 17-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed and three other people were seriously 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
Fatal
Date
24 Mar 1983
Thursday, 00:05
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and car
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.35924, longitude -4.67234, 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
198397RC01803
Council area
South Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
77
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 July 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

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

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 198397RC01803 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 1983.