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B7037 crash in East Ayrshire on 30 September 1998 at 18:45 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Ford New Holland were involved in a crash on the B7037 in East Ayrshire at 18:45 on Wednesday 30 September 1998. The 23-year-old male driver of the Ford New Holland and the 23-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Sep 1998
Wednesday, 18:45
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Ford New Holland
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.59464, longitude -4.37245, in the KA4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Galston.

Map of where the crash happened in East Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199897UC04209
Council area
East Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
7037
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 2 June 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford New Holland

    Other vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford New Holland)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 199897UC04209 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Ayrshire road accident statistics for 1998.