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A78 crash in Inverclyde on 7 May 2013 at 10:10 involving a Mercedes Sprinter van

A Mercedes Sprinter van and a BMW R 1200 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A78 in Inverclyde at 10:10 on Tuesday 7 May 2013. A 66-year-old female passenger on the BMW R 1200 motorcycle and the 69-year-old male rider of the BMW R 1200 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 May 2013
Tuesday, 10:10
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Sprinter and BMW R 1200
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.91899, longitude -4.85822, in the PA16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Inverclyde South West, Inverclyde, PA16 0AN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201397KC01405
Council area
Inverclyde
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
78
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
770

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
58%
Estimated chance it was slight
42%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 December 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW R 1200

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,170 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 66, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW R 1200)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 69, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW R 1200)

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 201397KC01405 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Inverclyde road accident statistics for 2013.