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Serious A74(M) crash in Dumfries and Galloway on 1 May 2025 at 13:48 involving a Mazda

A Mazda crashed on the A74(M) in Dumfries and Galloway at 13:48 on Thursday 1 May 2025. There were seven casualties: four people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 May 2025
Thursday, 13:48
Vehicles
1
Mazda
Casualties
7
4 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.01094, longitude -3.09129, 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
2025991585031
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
A(M)
First road number
74
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
A(M)
Second road number
74

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, 33 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 March 1992.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,490 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 33, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 12, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 10, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 5, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 1, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged under 1, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 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 2025991585031 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 2025.