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B724 crash in Dumfries and Galloway on 20 September 2015 at 11:50 involving a Vauxhall Vivaro van

A Vauxhall Vivaro van and a Peugeot 308 were involved in a crash on the B724 in Dumfries and Galloway at 11:50 on Sunday 20 September 2015. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Sep 2015
Sunday, 11:50
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vivaro and Peugeot 308
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.99772, longitude -3.40621, in the DG1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dumfries and Galloway

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015983134415
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
B
First road number
724
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
57%
Estimated chance it was slight
43%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 45 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 July 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vivaro

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 308

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vivaro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vivaro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vivaro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 308)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 308)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2015983134415 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 2015.