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Fatal A78 crash in South Ayrshire on 5 December 2003 at 22:35 involving a car

A car and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire at 22:35 on Friday 5 December 2003. The 26-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Dec 2003
Friday, 22:35
Vehicles
2
Car and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.54824, longitude -4.61782, in the KA10 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200397UD70512
Council area
South Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
78
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 103 metres away, was a fatal crash on 4 March 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 200397UD70512 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 2003.