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M80 crash in Falkirk on 15 July 2016 at 19:45 involving a Skoda Octavia

A Skoda Octavia crashed on the M80 in Falkirk at 19:45 on Friday 15 July 2016. The 23-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a flooded dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Jul 2016
Friday, 19:45
Vehicles
1
Skoda Octavia
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.02238, longitude -3.9223, in the FK6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Denny and Banknock, Falkirk, FK6 6NR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Falkirk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016961601092
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
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Flood over 3cm deep

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 11 May 2012.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

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 2016961601092 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 2016.