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Fatal A841 crash in North Ayrshire on 27 May 1983 at 00:15 involving a car

A car and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on the A841 in North Ayrshire at 00:15 on Friday 27 May 1983. The 35-year-old male driver of the car was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 May 1983
Friday, 00:15
Vehicles
2
Car and bus or coach
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.66183, longitude -5.37836, in the KA27 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198397UB20105
Council area
North Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
841
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 640 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 October 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Front

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 198397UB20105 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Ayrshire road accident statistics for 1983.