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Serious A801 crash in Falkirk on 28 February 2024 at 13:35 involving a Mercedes Sprinter van

A Mercedes Sprinter van and a DAF Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on the A801 in Falkirk at 13:35 on Wednesday 28 February 2024. The 33-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Sprinter van was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Feb 2024
Wednesday, 13:35
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Sprinter and DAF Trucks
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94398, longitude -3.67559, in the FK2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Armadale and Blackridge, West Lothian, EH48 4NE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Falkirk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024991415117
Council area
Falkirk
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
801
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 October 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    6,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Sprinter)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

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 2024991415117 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 2024.