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Fatal A82 crash in Stirling on 23 October 2019 at 12:12 involving a Mercedes Vito

A Mercedes Vito and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the A82 in Stirling at 12:12 on Wednesday 23 October 2019. The 30-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Vito was killed, seven other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Oct 2019
Wednesday, 12:12
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Vito and Volvo
Casualties
9
1 killed, 7 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.45201, longitude -4.7108, in the FK20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Stirling

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019960891066
Council area
Stirling
Police force
Central
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
82
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a fatal crash on 9 May 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Vito

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    10,837 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Vito)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Vito)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Vito)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Vito)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Vito)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Vito)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Vito)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Vito)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2019960891066 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 2019.