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Fatal A77 crash in East Ayrshire on 16 October 2016 at 18:50 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic crashed on the A77 in East Ayrshire at 18:50 on Sunday 16 October 2016. The 36-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Oct 2016
Sunday, 18:50
Vehicles
1
Honda Civic
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.6255, longitude -4.46643, in the KA3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA3 7PU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201697UC70310
Council area
East Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
77
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 21 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 December 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,339 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 201697UC70310 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Ayrshire road accident statistics for 2016.