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Fatal B779 crash in North Ayrshire on 15 September 1991 at 15:55 involving a Jaguar XJ Series

A Jaguar XJ Series hit a pedestrian on the B779 in North Ayrshire at 15:55 on Sunday 15 September 1991. An 8-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Sep 1991
Sunday, 15:55
Vehicles
1
Jaguar XJ Series
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.64722, longitude -4.69829, in the KA13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kilwinning.

Map of where the crash happened in North Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199197UA01909
Council area
North Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
779
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 30 January 1995.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Jaguar XJ Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    4,235 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 8, hit by vehicle 1 (Jaguar XJ Series)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 199197UA01909 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Ayrshire road accident statistics for 1991.