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A759 crash in East Ayrshire on 23 November 2006 at 07:05 involving a Volvo lorry

A car and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the A759 in East Ayrshire at 07:05 on Thursday 23 November 2006. The 43-year-old male driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Nov 2006
Thursday, 07:05
Vehicles
2
Car and Volvo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.59609, longitude -4.54814, in the KA2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200697UC07411
Council area
East Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
759
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
Dark, street lights lit
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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 November 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

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 200697UC07411 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Ayrshire road accident statistics for 2006.