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A875 crash in Stirling on 27 January 2018 at 17:50 involving a Scania bus

A Scania bus hit two pedestrians on the A875 in Stirling at 17:50 on Saturday 27 January 2018. A 57-year-old male pedestrian and a 67-year-old female pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Jan 2018
Saturday, 17:50
Vehicles
1
Scania
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.05604, longitude -4.34827, in the G63 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Stirling

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018961800034
Council area
Stirling
Police force
Central
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
875
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
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
Estimated chance it was serious
59%
Estimated chance it was slight
41%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 35 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 July 2003.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    9,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, hit by vehicle 1 (Scania)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 67, hit by vehicle 1 (Scania)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2018961800034 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stirling road accident statistics for 2018.