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A770 crash in Inverclyde on 5 October 2000 at 11:40 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra, a Fiat Punto and a Seat were involved in a crash on the A770 in Inverclyde at 11:40 on Thursday 5 October 2000. A 70-year-old female passenger in the Fiat Punto and the 38-year-old female driver of the Fiat Punto were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Oct 2000
Thursday, 11:40
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Astra and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.95705, longitude -4.80142, 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
200097XB00410
Council area
Inverclyde
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
770
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 July 2017.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Seat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Punto)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Punto)

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 200097XB00410 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 2000.