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A71 crash in East Ayrshire on 27 November 1985 at 15:30 involving a lorry

Two lorries were involved in a crash on the A71 in East Ayrshire at 15:30 on Wednesday 27 November 1985. A 56-year-old male passenger in vehicle 2 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Nov 1985
Wednesday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Lorry and another
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.60654, longitude -4.49701, in the KA1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kilmarnock.

Map of where the crash happened in East Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198597UC07211
Council area
East Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
71
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 10 May 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

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 198597UC07211 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Ayrshire road accident statistics for 1985.