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B739 crash in South Ayrshire on 29 July 1993 at 17:15 involving a Leyland DAF 200 van

A bicycle and a Leyland DAF 200 van were involved in a crash on the B739 in South Ayrshire at 17:15 on Thursday 29 July 1993. The 9-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Jul 1993
Thursday, 17:15
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Leyland DAF 200
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.51554, longitude -4.59421, 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199397RA07507
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 February 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF 200

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

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 199397RA07507 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 1993.