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Serious B721 crash in Dumfries and Galloway on 24 July 2021 at 12:10 involving a Honda Jazz

A lorry and a Honda Jazz were involved in a crash on the B721 in Dumfries and Galloway at 12:10 on Saturday 24 July 2021. The 41-year-old male driver of the Honda Jazz and a 65-year-old female passenger in the Honda Jazz were seriously injured and the 35-year-old male driver of the lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Jul 2021
Saturday, 12:10
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Honda Jazz
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.996, longitude -3.08828, in the DG16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dumfries and Galloway

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021991069797
Council area
Dumfries and Galloway
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Dumfries & Galloway

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
721
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 82 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 September 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Jazz

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,246 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Lorry)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Jazz)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Jazz)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2021991069797 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dumfries and Galloway road accident statistics for 2021.