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Serious A78 crash in North Ayrshire on 19 May 2004 at 22:40 involving an MG ZR

An MG ZR and two Vauxhall Cavaliers were involved in a crash on the A78 in North Ayrshire at 22:40 on Wednesday 19 May 2004. A 17-year-old female passenger in the MG ZR, a 17-year-old female passenger in the MG ZR and the 17-year-old female driver of the MG ZR were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 May 2004
Wednesday, 22:40
Vehicles
3
MG ZR and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.74884, longitude -4.85708, in the KA29 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200497UA04805
Council area
North Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
78
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 June 1996.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: MG ZR

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG ZR)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG ZR)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG ZR)

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 200497UA04805 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Ayrshire road accident statistics for 2004.