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Serious B7083 crash in East Ayrshire on 24 February 1999 at 18:35 involving a Vauxhall Calibra

A Vauxhall Calibra and a Citroen Saxo were involved in a crash on the B7083 in East Ayrshire at 18:35 on Wednesday 24 February 1999. The 19-year-old female driver of the Citroen Saxo and the 18-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Calibra were seriously injured and a 19-year-old female passenger in the Citroen Saxo was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Feb 1999
Wednesday, 18:35
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Calibra and Citroen Saxo
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.46495, longitude -4.28875, in the KA18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Auchinleck.

Map of where the crash happened in East Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199997RB70402
Council area
East Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
7083
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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 20 October 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Calibra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    954 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Calibra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)

    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 199997RB70402 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.