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A78 crash in Inverclyde on 1 May 1998 at 16:45 involving a Citroen ZX

A Citroen ZX, a Renault 11 and a car were involved in a crash on the A78 in Inverclyde at 16:45 on Friday 1 May 1998. A 27-year-old male passenger in the Renault 11 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 May 1998
Friday, 16:45
Vehicles
3
Citroen ZX and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.95682, longitude -4.80152, in the PA19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gourock.

Map of where the crash happened in Inverclyde

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199897XB00305
Council area
Inverclyde
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
78
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 March 1991.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen ZX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 11

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 11)

    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 199897XB00305 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Inverclyde road accident statistics for 1998.