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A738 crash in North Ayrshire on 24 December 2020 at 21:30 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Mazda 2 were involved in a crash on the A738 in North Ayrshire at 21:30 on Thursday 24 December 2020. A 12-year-old female passenger in the Mazda 2 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Dec 2020
Thursday, 21:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Mazda 2
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.64279, longitude -4.75427, in the KA20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stevenston. It is one of the crashes that make up the Saltcoats and Stevenston, North Ayrshire, KA20 3BD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020991010132
Council area
North Ayrshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
738
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Second road class
Unclassified

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 July 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,349 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 2)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2020991010132 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Ayrshire road accident statistics for 2020.