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Serious A88 crash in Falkirk on 12 October 2015 at 16:55 involving a Renault Twingo

A Renault Twingo and a Subaru Impreza were involved in a crash on the A88 in Falkirk at 16:55 on Monday 12 October 2015. The 21-year-old male driver of the Renault Twingo was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Oct 2015
Monday, 16:55
Vehicles
2
Renault Twingo and Subaru Impreza
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.03878, longitude -3.79407, in the FK2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst, Falkirk, FK2 8QG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Falkirk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015961501640
Council area
Falkirk
Police force
Central
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
88
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
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 224 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 March 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Twingo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Telegraph or electricity pole
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Subaru Impreza

    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
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,990 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Twingo)

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 2015961501640 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 2015.