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Fatal A803 crash in Falkirk on 15 December 1991 at 22:20 involving a Volkswagen Jetta

Four vehicles, including a Volkswagen Jetta and a Ford Fiesta, were involved in a crash on the A803 in Falkirk at 22:20 on Sunday 15 December 1991. The 25-year-old male driver of the car was killed, three other people were seriously injured and three were 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 Dec 1991
Sunday, 22:20
Vehicles
4
Volkswagen Jetta and 3 others
Casualties
7
1 killed, 3 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.98633, longitude -3.97474, in the FK4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Falkirk

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199196BF11529
Council area
Falkirk
Police force
Central

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
803
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, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 14 November 1991.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Jetta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,595 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    957 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

  • Vehicle 4: Nissan Bluebird

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Jetta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Jetta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Jetta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Jetta)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Jetta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Nissan Bluebird)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199196BF11529 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 1991.