A77 crash in South Ayrshire on 3 April 2004 at 12:30 involving a Vauxhall Corsa
Five vehicles, including a Vauxhall Corsa and a Ford Fiesta, were involved in a crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire at 12:30 on Saturday 3 April 2004. The 51-year-old male driver of the Renault Laguna and the 25-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 3 Apr 2004
- Saturday, 12:30
- Vehicles
- 5
- Vauxhall Corsa and 4 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.45596, longitude -4.59493, in the KA7 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ayr East, South Ayrshire, KA7 3NJ area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in South Ayrshire
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 200497UD00504
- Council area
- South Ayrshire
- Police force
- Strathclyde
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 77
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 60 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
- Junction control
- Give way or uncontrolled
- Second road class
- A
- Second road number
- 70
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- No physical crossing facility within 50 m
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Daylight
- Weather
- Raining, no high winds
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 10%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 90%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 October 2014.
Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 24 October 2014
7 m awayRef 201497UD05910
Slight
Mazda 5 crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 1 September 2009
10 m awayRef 200997UD00409
Slight
Citroen Xsara crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 9 April 2004
10 m awayRef 200497UD01204
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 29 February 2000
14 m awayRef 200097RA07702
Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 13 December 2013
17 m awayRef 201397UD02512
Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A70 in South Ayrshire, 10 January 2014
19 m awayRef 201497UD01301
Vehicles involved (5)
Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 20 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,199 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 25 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,388 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
Vehicle 3: Renault Laguna
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 51 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,998 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
Vehicle 4: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 48 years
Vehicle 5: Rover 400 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 31 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,396 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Laguna)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)
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 200497UD00504 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 2004.