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Fatal A85 crash in Stirling on 17 May 2001 at 15:30 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and a Leyland DAF FT 85 lorry were involved in a crash on the A85 in Stirling at 15:30 on Thursday 17 May 2001. The 62-year-old female driver of the Nissan Micra was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 May 2001
Thursday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and Leyland DAF FT 85
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.41018, longitude -4.31278, in the FK21 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Stirling

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200196E819294
Council area
Stirling
Police force
Central
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
85
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 24 July 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF FT 85

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    11,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

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 200196E819294 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stirling road accident statistics for 2001.