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B730 crash in South Ayrshire on 10 October 2000 at 08:30 involving a Skoda Octavia

A Skoda Octavia and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B730 in South Ayrshire at 08:30 on Tuesday 10 October 2000. The 35-year-old female driver of the Skoda Octavia was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a flooded single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Oct 2000
Tuesday, 08:30
Vehicles
2
Skoda Octavia and Ford Escort
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.52802, longitude -4.48811, in the KA5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200097RA02410
Council area
South Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
730
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Flood over 3cm deep
Special conditions at the site
Road surface defective
Carriageway hazards
Poor or defective road surface

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 283 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 October 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

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 200097RA02410 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Ayrshire road accident statistics for 2000.