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Serious B7054 crash in Inverclyde on 30 December 2017 at 19:00 involving a Vauxhall Meriva

Two Vauxhall Merivas were involved in a crash on the B7054 in Inverclyde at 19:00 on Saturday 30 December 2017. A 55-year-old female passenger in vehicle 2 and the 20-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Dec 2017
Saturday, 19:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Meriva and another
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94237, longitude -4.77268, in the PA15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Greenock. It is one of the crashes that make up the Inverclyde South, Inverclyde, PA16 9AW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201797KC02212
Council area
Inverclyde
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
7054
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 December 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Meriva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Meriva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    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 201797KC02212 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.