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A79 crash in South Ayrshire on 25 December 2001 at 11:00 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4 and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on the A79 in South Ayrshire at 11:00 on Tuesday 25 December 2001. All four casualties 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
25 Dec 2001
Tuesday, 11:00
Vehicles
2
Audi A4 and Rover 200 Series
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.50092, longitude -4.61103, in the KA9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Prestwick. It is one of the crashes that make up the Prestwick, South Ayrshire, KA9 1HR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200197UD07112
Council area
South Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
79
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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 April 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

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 200197UD07112 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.