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Serious A719 crash in South Ayrshire on 13 March 2001 at 10:35 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the A719 in South Ayrshire at 10:35 on Tuesday 13 March 2001. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Mar 2001
Tuesday, 10:35
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.46886, longitude -4.61002, in the KA8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ayr. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ayr North, South Ayrshire, KA8 9LF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200197UD02003
Council area
South Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
719
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 July 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,043 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    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 200197UD02003 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 2001.