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A761 crash in Renfrewshire on 15 December 2007 at 09:15 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A761 in Renfrewshire at 09:15 on Saturday 15 December 2007. A 25-year-old female passenger in the Ford Escort and the 41-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Dec 2007
Saturday, 09:15
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Ford Escort
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.8427, longitude -4.42081, in the PA1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Paisley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Paisley East and Central, Renfrewshire, PA1 1UA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Renfrewshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200797KA03212
Council area
Renfrewshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
761
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
726

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 June 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

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 200797KA03212 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Renfrewshire road accident statistics for 2007.