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Serious B742 crash in South Ayrshire on 12 February 1993 at 11:45 involving an Austin Maestro

An Austin Maestro crashed on the B742 in South Ayrshire at 11:45 on Friday 12 February 1993. A 12-year-old male passenger was seriously injured and the 38-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Feb 1993
Friday, 11:45
Vehicles
1
Austin Maestro
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.38511, longitude -4.59829, in the KA6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199397RA20502
Council area
South Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
742
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 412 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 December 1991.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

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 199397RA20502 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.