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A738 crash in North Ayrshire on 18 April 2024 at 09:00 involving an Optare Solo bus

An Optare Solo bus and a Mazda CX-30 were involved in a crash on the A738 in North Ayrshire at 09:00 on Thursday 18 April 2024. The 33-year-old female driver of the Mazda CX-30 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Apr 2024
Thursday, 09:00
Vehicles
2
Optare Solo and Mazda CX-30
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.64195, longitude -4.74998, 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
2024991433533
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
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

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

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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 June 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Optare Solo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    4,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda CX-30

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda CX-30)

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 2024991433533 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 2024.