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A70 crash in South Ayrshire on 18 January 2011 at 21:15 involving a Subaru

A Subaru and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A70 in South Ayrshire at 21:15 on Tuesday 18 January 2011. The 30-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Jan 2011
Tuesday, 21:15
Vehicles
2
Subaru and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.44761, longitude -4.49064, in the KA6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201197UD70401
Council area
South Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
70
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, 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
13%
Estimated chance it was slight
87%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 51 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 November 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Subaru

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 201197UD70401 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 2011.