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A77 crash in South Ayrshire on 15 April 2025 at 10:57 involving a Mercedes Sprinter

A Mercedes Sprinter and a Ford Ecosport were involved in a crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire at 10:57 on Tuesday 15 April 2025. A 57-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes Sprinter 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
Slight
Date
15 Apr 2025
Tuesday, 10:57
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Sprinter and Ford Ecosport
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.4129, longitude -4.62287, in the KA7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991586224
Council area
South Ayrshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
77
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

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, 36 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 15 April 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North 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
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Ecosport

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Sprinter)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2025991586224 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Ayrshire road accident statistics for 2025.