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A78 crash in South Ayrshire on 30 April 2010 at 15:40 involving a BMW 5 Series

A BMW 5 Series and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire at 15:40 on Friday 30 April 2010. The 51-year-old male rider of the motorcycle, a 4-year-old female passenger in the BMW 5 Series and the 35-year-old female driver of the BMW 5 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Apr 2010
Friday, 15:40
Vehicles
2
BMW 5 Series and motorcycle
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.525, longitude -4.599, in the KA9 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kyle, South Ayrshire, KA9 2RA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201097UD70804
Council area
South Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
78
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
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
39%
Estimated chance it was slight
61%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 July 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

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 201097UD70804 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Ayrshire road accident statistics for 2010.