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Fatal B739 crash in South Ayrshire on 15 July 1990 at 23:30 involving a Ford Granada

A Ford Granada crashed on the B739 in South Ayrshire at 23:30 on Sunday 15 July 1990. A 16-year-old male passenger was killed, the 17-year-old male driver was seriously injured and a 17-year-old female passenger was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Jul 1990
Sunday, 23:30
Vehicles
1
Ford Granada
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.5161, longitude -4.61009, in the KA9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Prestwick.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199097RA04407
Council area
South Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
739
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 141 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 July 1989.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Granada)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Granada)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Granada)

    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 199097RA04407 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Ayrshire road accident statistics for 1990.