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Fatal A77 crash in South Ayrshire on 14 March 2019 at 02:55 involving a BMW Z4

A BMW Z4 crashed on the A77 in South Ayrshire at 02:55 on Thursday 14 March 2019. The 35-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Mar 2019
Thursday, 02:55
Vehicles
1
BMW Z4
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.43594, longitude -4.60775, in the KA7 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ayr East, South Ayrshire, KA7 3XF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201997UD70603
Council area
South Ayrshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
77
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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 26 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 August 1983.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW Z4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW Z4)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 201997UD70603 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Ayrshire road accident statistics for 2019.