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Serious A737 crash in North Ayrshire on 7 December 2021 at 19:22 involving a Hyundai Tucson

A Hyundai Tucson and a Mini One were involved in a crash on the A737 in North Ayrshire at 19:22 on Tuesday 7 December 2021. The 55-year-old female driver of the Mini One was seriously injured and the 59-year-old male driver of the Hyundai Tucson and a 56-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai Tucson were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Dec 2021
Tuesday, 19:22
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Tucson and Mini One
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.75299, longitude -4.62512, in the KA15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Beith. It is one of the crashes that make up the Garnock Valley, North Ayrshire, KA15 1BB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021991118520
Council area
North Ayrshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
737
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 49 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 September 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Tucson

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,591 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mini One

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Tucson)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mini One)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Tucson)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2021991118520 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 2021.