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Fatal B727 crash in Dumfries and Galloway on 10 October 1995 at 00:50 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra crashed on the B727 in Dumfries and Galloway at 00:50 on Tuesday 10 October 1995. The 21-year-old male driver and a 24-year-old female passenger were killed and an 18-year-old male passenger was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Oct 1995
Tuesday, 00:50
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.8243, longitude -4.07951, in the DG6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dumfries and Galloway

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1995982019595
Council area
Dumfries and Galloway
Police force
Dumfries and Galloway

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
727
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 224 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 July 1994.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    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 1995982019595 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dumfries and Galloway road accident statistics for 1995.