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Serious B7005 crash in Dumfries and Galloway on 28 August 1997 at 16:00 involving a Hyundai X2

A Hyundai X2 and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on the B7005 in Dumfries and Galloway at 16:00 on Thursday 28 August 1997. The 76-year-old male driver of the Hyundai X2 was seriously injured and the 56-year-old female driver of the Rover 200 Series was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Aug 1997
Thursday, 16:00
Vehicles
2
Hyundai X2 and Rover 200 Series
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.87572, longitude -4.45472, in the DG8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dumfries and Galloway

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997981022897
Council area
Dumfries and Galloway
Police force
Dumfries and Galloway
Highway authority
Dumfries & Galloway

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
7005
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Auto traffic signal, out
Carriageway hazards
Defective traffic signals

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 122 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 December 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai X2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    1,468 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai X2)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 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 1997981022897 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 1997.