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Fatal A801 crash in Falkirk on 22 May 2001 at 18:15 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the A801 in Falkirk at 18:15 on Tuesday 22 May 2001. The 41-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 was killed and the 37-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 and a 45-year-old male passenger in vehicle 2 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 May 2001
Tuesday, 18:15
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94805, longitude -3.68055, in the FK2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Armadale and Blackridge, West Lothian, EH48 4NE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Falkirk

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200196E819306
Council area
Falkirk
Police force
Central
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
801
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, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 November 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    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 200196E819306 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.