Skip to main content
CrashStats

B788 crash in Inverclyde on 26 July 2018 at 18:25 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4 and a Kawasaki ZX636 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B788 in Inverclyde at 18:25 on Thursday 26 July 2018. The 29-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX636 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Jul 2018
Thursday, 18:25
Vehicles
2
Audi A4 and Kawasaki ZX636
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.93851, longitude -4.74483, in the PA15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Greenock. It is one of the crashes that make up the Inverclyde Central, Inverclyde, PA15 4RU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Inverclyde

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201897KC00507
Council area
Inverclyde
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
788
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
29%
Estimated chance it was slight
71%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 October 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZX636

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    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
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    636 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX636)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 201897KC00507 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 2018.