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A8 crash in Inverclyde on 24 February 2017 at 14:20 involving a Vauxhall Mokka

A van and a Vauxhall Mokka were involved in a crash on the A8 in Inverclyde at 14:20 on Friday 24 February 2017. A 10-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Mokka and the 40-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Mokka were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Feb 2017
Friday, 14:20
Vehicles
2
Van and Vauxhall Mokka
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94022, longitude -4.71915, in the PA15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Port Glasgow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Inverclyde Central, Inverclyde, PA15 2JG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Inverclyde

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201797KC01702
Council area
Inverclyde
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
8
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 June 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Mokka

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Mokka)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Mokka)

    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 201797KC01702 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Inverclyde road accident statistics for 2017.