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Serious A91 crash in Clackmannanshire on 26 May 2008 at 23:10 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class, a Ford Focus and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A91 in Clackmannanshire at 23:10 on Monday 26 May 2008. A 45-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes C Class was 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
26 May 2008
Monday, 23:10
Vehicles
3
Mercedes C Class and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.15396, longitude -3.74942, in the FK13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tillicoultry. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clackmannanshire North, Clackmannanshire, FK13 6NJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008960801340
Council area
Clackmannanshire
Police force
Central
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
91
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 October 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    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 2008960801340 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Clackmannanshire road accident statistics for 2008.