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Fatal B777 crash in North Ayrshire on 28 January 1984 at 02:40 involving a van

A van crashed on the B777 in North Ayrshire at 02:40 on Saturday 28 January 1984. The 29-year-old male driver was killed and a 25-year-old female passenger was 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
28 Jan 1984
Saturday, 02:40
Vehicles
1
Van
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.74198, longitude -4.68093, in the KA14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198497UA53201
Council area
North Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
777
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 March 1983.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 29, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 25, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

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 198497UA53201 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 1984.