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Serious B787 crash in Renfrewshire on 24 July 2020 at 09:03 involving a Citroen C3

A Citroen C3 hit a pedestrian on the B787 in Renfrewshire at 09:03 on Friday 24 July 2020. A 65-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Jul 2020
Friday, 09:03
Vehicles
1
Citroen C3
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.8363, longitude -4.51542, in the PA5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Johnstone. It is one of the crashes that make up the Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, PA5 8DL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Renfrewshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990966940
Council area
Renfrewshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
787
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 May 2003.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 65, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen C3)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from nearside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    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 2020990966940 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Renfrewshire road accident statistics for 2020.