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Serious unclassified road crash in Renfrewshire PA4 on 2 May 2017 at 16:40 involving a Volkswagen Beetle

A Volkswagen Beetle crashed on an unclassified road in Renfrewshire at 16:40 on Tuesday 2 May 2017. A 43-year-old female passenger and a 39-year-old female passenger were seriously injured and a 1-year-old male passenger was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 May 2017
Tuesday, 16:40
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Beetle
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.86273, longitude -4.38744, in the PA4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Renfrew South and Gallowhill, Renfrewshire, PA4 0LS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Renfrewshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201797KB00205
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
60 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
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 24 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 September 2011.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Beetle

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Beetle)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Beetle)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Beetle)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 201797KB00205 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 2017.