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Serious A803 crash in Falkirk on 30 December 2003 at 15:40 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo hit two pedestrians on the A803 in Falkirk at 15:40 on Tuesday 30 December 2003. A 79-year-old female pedestrian and a 73-year-old female pedestrian were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on an icy dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Dec 2003
Tuesday, 15:40
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.99598, longitude -3.74965, in the FK2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Laurieston. 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200396E303553
Council area
Falkirk
Police force
Central
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
803
Road type
Dual 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
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 24 June 2014.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 79, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 73, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 200396E303553 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 2003.