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B795 crash in Dumfries and Galloway on 2 September 2008 at 07:46 involving a MAN lorry

A MAN lorry crashed on the B795 in Dumfries and Galloway at 07:46 on Tuesday 2 September 2008. The 44-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Sep 2008
Tuesday, 07:46
Vehicles
1
MAN
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.96196, longitude -3.94763, in the DG7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dumfries and Galloway

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008982118008
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
B
First road number
795
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Daylight
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
19%
Estimated chance it was slight
81%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 October 2023.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: MAN

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    10,518 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (MAN)

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 2008982118008 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 2008.