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Unclassified road crash in Renfrewshire PA3 on 6 January 2016 at 17:40 involving a Ford Transit van

A taxi and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Renfrewshire at 17:40 on Wednesday 6 January 2016. The 33-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jan 2016
Wednesday, 17:40
Vehicles
2
Taxi and Ford Transit
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.86317, longitude -4.43957, in the PA3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Paisley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Paisley Northwest, Renfrewshire, PA3 2LQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Renfrewshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201697KB05501
Council area
Renfrewshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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, street lights lit
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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 64 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 March 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 201697KB05501 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Renfrewshire road accident statistics for 2016.