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Serious unclassified road crash in Renfrewshire PA2 on 4 November 2020 at 17:29 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a Hyosung GT 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Renfrewshire at 17:29 on Wednesday 4 November 2020. The 30-year-old male rider of the Hyosung GT 125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Nov 2020
Wednesday, 17:29
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and Hyosung GT 125
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.8303, longitude -4.4225, in the PA2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Paisley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Paisley East and Central, Renfrewshire, PA2 6FG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Renfrewshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990996047
Council area
Renfrewshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
B
Second road number
774

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 11 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 26 August 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Hyosung GT 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Hyosung GT 125)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2020990996047 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.