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Serious B805 crash in Falkirk on 6 May 2001 at 01:00 involving a Renault 21

A Renault 21 and a Toyota Avensis were involved in a crash on the B805 in Falkirk at 01:00 on Sunday 6 May 2001. The 37-year-old male driver of the Renault 21 and a 54-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Avensis were seriously injured and a 53-year-old male passenger in the Renault 21 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 May 2001
Sunday, 01:00
Vehicles
2
Renault 21 and Toyota Avensis
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.99181, longitude -3.75203, in the FK2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lower Braes, Falkirk, FK2 9JF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200196E819221
Council area
Falkirk
Police force
Central
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
805
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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, 29 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 January 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 21

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Avensis

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 21)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 21)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Avensis)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200196E819221 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Falkirk road accident statistics for 2001.