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M80 crash in Falkirk on 1 July 2011 at 07:15 involving a Saab 9-3

A Saab 9-3 and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the M80 in Falkirk at 07:15 on Friday 1 July 2011. The 54-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa was 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
1 Jul 2011
Friday, 07:15
Vehicles
2
Saab 9-3 and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.99209, longitude -3.94332, in the FK4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Denny and Banknock, Falkirk, FK4 1DX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Falkirk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2011961101322
Council area
Falkirk
Police force
Central
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
80
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
80

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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 15 January 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Saab 9-3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,171 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

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 2011961101322 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 2011.