A756 crash in Dumfries and Galloway on 9 March 2010 at 13:16 involving a Renault Clio
A Renault Clio and a Mini One were involved in a crash on the A756 in Dumfries and Galloway at 13:16 on Tuesday 9 March 2010. The 33-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio and the 54-year-old female driver of the Mini One were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 9 Mar 2010
- Tuesday, 13:16
- Vehicles
- 2
- Renault Clio and Mini One
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.06099, longitude -3.61812, in the DG2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dumfries.
Map of where the crash happened in Dumfries and Galloway
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2010983111610
- 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
- A
- First road number
- 756
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Human crossing control by school crossing patrol
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
- 13%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 87%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 34 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 August 2017.
Slight
Kia Picanto crash on the A756 in Dumfries and Galloway, 9 August 2017
34 m awayRef 2017983120417
Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A756 in Dumfries and Galloway, 12 March 2008
41 m awayRef 2008983115208
Serious
Mitsubishi Outlander crash on the A756 in Dumfries and Galloway, 13 October 2025
70 m awayRef 2025991654423
Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Dumfries and Galloway, 22 January 1980
71 m awayRef 1980980123048
Slight
Bedford crash on the B725 in Dumfries and Galloway, 16 March 1993
71 m awayRef 1993983011393
Serious
Car crash on the A756 in Dumfries and Galloway, 24 May 1985
71 m awayRef 1985980796166
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Renault Clio
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- 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
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 33 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,390 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
Vehicle 2: Mini One
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 54 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mini One)
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 2010983111610 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 2010.