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Serious B743 crash in East Ayrshire on 13 December 1999 at 09:10 involving a Mazda 626

A Mazda 626 and a taxi were involved in a crash on the B743 in East Ayrshire at 09:10 on Monday 13 December 1999. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Dec 1999
Monday, 09:10
Vehicles
2
Mazda 626 and taxi
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.52172, longitude -4.34306, in the KA5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199997RB01112
Council area
East Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
743
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
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 128 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 July 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 626

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 39, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Taxi)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 626)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 626)

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 199997RB01112 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 1999.