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M9 crash in Falkirk on 8 December 2010 at 09:45 involving a Volkswagen Transporter lorry

A Volkswagen Transporter lorry and a car were involved in a crash on the M9 in Falkirk at 09:45 on Wednesday 8 December 2010. The 55-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Transporter lorry and a 35-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Transporter lorry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on an icy dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Dec 2010
Wednesday, 09:45
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Transporter and car
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.99766, longitude -3.71958, in the FK2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lower Braes, Falkirk, FK2 0YS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Falkirk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010961002437
Council area
Falkirk
Police force
Central
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
9
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 31 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 June 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Transporter

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Transporter)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Transporter)

    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 2010961002437 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Falkirk road accident statistics for 2010.