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Serious A977 crash in Clackmannanshire on 15 February 1990 at 07:15 involving a Ford Escort

Five vehicles, including a Ford Escort and a Dodge lorry, were involved in a crash on the A977 in Clackmannanshire at 07:15 on Thursday 15 February 1990. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Feb 1990
Thursday, 07:15
Vehicles
5
Ford Escort and 4 others
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.14228, longitude -3.64795, in the FK14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Clackmannanshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199096FA12405
Council area
Clackmannanshire
Police force
Central

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
977
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
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 80 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 February 1984.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Dodge

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Bedford

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 5: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199096FA12405 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Clackmannanshire road accident statistics for 1990.