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Serious A803 crash in Falkirk on 6 March 1990 at 12:15 involving a Skoda 120

A Skoda 120, a Citroen BX and a Volkswagen Jetta were involved in a crash on the A803 in Falkirk at 12:15 on Tuesday 6 March 1990. The 80-year-old male driver of the Skoda 120 was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Mar 1990
Tuesday, 12:15
Vehicles
3
Skoda 120 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.0021, longitude -3.80202, in the FK1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Falkirk.

Map of where the crash happened in Falkirk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199096RF05079
Council area
Falkirk
Police force
Central

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
803
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 26 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 September 2015.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda 120

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    80 years
    Engine capacity
    1,174 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen BX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Jetta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,272 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda 120)

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 199096RF05079 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Falkirk road accident statistics for 1990.