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B707 crash in North Ayrshire on 25 August 1998 at 07:30 involving a MAN van

A MAN van and a Kia Pride were involved in a crash on the B707 in North Ayrshire at 07:30 on Tuesday 25 August 1998. The 42-year-old male driver of the Kia Pride 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
25 Aug 1998
Tuesday, 07:30
Vehicles
2
MAN and Kia Pride
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.69827, longitude -4.62382, in the KA13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199897UA50808
Council area
North Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
707
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 200 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 April 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MAN

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    11,973 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Pride

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,324 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Pride)

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 199897UA50808 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Ayrshire road accident statistics for 1998.