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M898 crash in Renfrewshire on 10 December 2008 at 19:20 involving a Fiat Stilo

A Fiat Stilo, a Vauxhall Astra and a Kia Sedona were involved in a crash on the M898 in Renfrewshire at 19:20 on Wednesday 10 December 2008. The 45-year-old female driver of the Fiat Stilo was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet slip road with a 60 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Dec 2008
Wednesday, 19:20
Vehicles
3
Fiat Stilo and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.90882, longitude -4.47245, in the PA8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Erskine and Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, PA8 6BQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Renfrewshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200897KB42012
Council area
Renfrewshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
898
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
A
Second road number
726

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, 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
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 March 2010.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Stilo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    80 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Kia Sedona

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,902 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Stilo)

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 200897KB42012 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 2008.