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Serious A803 crash in Falkirk on 22 July 2021 at 17:15 involving a Suzuki Swift

A Suzuki Swift and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A803 in Falkirk at 17:15 on Thursday 22 July 2021. The 12-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Jul 2021
Thursday, 17:15
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Swift and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.00027, longitude -3.79168, in the FK1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Falkirk. It is one of the crashes that make up the Falkirk South, Falkirk, FK1 1RE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Falkirk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021991069132
Council area
Falkirk
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
803
Road type
One way street
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
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, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 January 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    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
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,586 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 12, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    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 2021991069132 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Falkirk road accident statistics for 2021.