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Unclassified road crash in Inverclyde PA19 on 8 January 2008 at 09:00 involving a Suzuki Wagon R+

A Suzuki Wagon R+ and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Inverclyde at 09:00 on Tuesday 8 January 2008. An 8-year-old male passenger in the Renault Megane, the 29-year-old female driver of the Renault Megane and the 58-year-old female driver of the Suzuki Wagon R+ were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jan 2008
Tuesday, 09:00
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Wagon R+ and Renault Megane
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.95023, longitude -4.81294, in the PA19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gourock. It is one of the crashes that make up the Inverclyde West, Inverclyde, PA19 1RH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200897KC01601
Council area
Inverclyde
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
Estimated chance it was serious
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 February 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Wagon R+

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Wagon R+)

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 200897KC01601 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Inverclyde road accident statistics for 2008.