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Serious A77 crash in South Ayrshire on 4 August 1996 at 20:50 involving a Leyland DAF 200 minibus

A Leyland DAF 200 minibus and a BMW 5 Series were involved in a crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire at 20:50 on Sunday 4 August 1996. There were seven casualties: one person was seriously injured and six were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Aug 1996
Sunday, 20:50
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF 200 and BMW 5 Series
Casualties
7
1 seriously injured, 6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.28989, longitude -4.55269, in the KA19 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199697RA70208
Council area
South Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
77
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
719

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, 922 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 September 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF 200

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 10, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF 200)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF 200)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF 200)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF 200)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF 200)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

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 199697RA70208 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 1996.