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A762 crash in Dumfries and Galloway on 7 August 2016 at 18:00 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo crashed on the A762 in Dumfries and Galloway at 18:00 on Sunday 7 August 2016. The 45-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Aug 2016
Sunday, 18:00
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.09894, longitude -4.17754, in the DG7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dumfries and Galloway

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016982109016
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
A
First road number
762
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
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
18%
Estimated chance it was slight
82%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 653 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 December 2012.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    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
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least 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 2016982109016 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 2016.