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Fatal A75 crash in Dumfries and Galloway on 27 July 2006 at 15:28 involving a Proton Wira

A Proton Wira and a Chrysler Neon were involved in a crash on the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway at 15:28 on Thursday 27 July 2006. The 63-year-old male driver of the Proton Wira and a 63-year-old female passenger in the Proton Wira were killed and two other people were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 Jul 2006
Thursday, 15:28
Vehicles
2
Proton Wira and Chrysler Neon
Casualties
4
2 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.06648, longitude -3.51968, in the DG1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dumfries and Galloway

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006983136706
Council area
Dumfries and Galloway
Police force
Dumfries and Galloway
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Dumfries & Galloway

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
75
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 29 April 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Proton Wira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,468 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Chrysler Neon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Proton Wira)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Proton Wira)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Chrysler Neon)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Chrysler Neon)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2006983136706 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dumfries and Galloway road accident statistics for 2006.