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A9 crash in Falkirk on 25 September 2002 at 08:40 involving a lorry

A lorry and a minibus were involved in a crash on the A9 in Falkirk at 08:40 on Wednesday 25 September 2002. The 40-year-old male driver of the minibus and a 40-year-old male passenger in the minibus 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
Slight
Date
25 Sep 2002
Wednesday, 08:40
Vehicles
2
Lorry and minibus
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9995, longitude -3.74869, in the FK2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lower Braes, Falkirk, FK2 9JF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Falkirk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200296E202329
Council area
Falkirk
Police force
Central
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
9
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, 41 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 June 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years

  • Vehicle 2: Minibus

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

    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 200296E202329 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 2002.