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M9 crash in Stirling on 26 April 2002 at 15:35 involving a Mercedes 200 van

A Mercedes 200 van crashed on the M9 in Stirling at 15:35 on Friday 26 April 2002. The 31-year-old male driver, a 20-year-old male passenger and a 27-year-old male passenger were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Apr 2002
Friday, 15:35
Vehicles
1
Mercedes 200
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.07327, longitude -3.90659, in the FK7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Stirling

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200296E200888
Council area
Stirling
Police force
Central
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
9
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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 with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 August 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes 200

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    2,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 200)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 200)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 200)

    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 200296E200888 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 2002.