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A780 crash in Dumfries and Galloway on 12 December 2025 at 17:48 involving a Dacia Duster

A Dacia Duster hit a pedestrian on the A780 in Dumfries and Galloway at 17:48 on Friday 12 December 2025. A 50-year-old male pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Dec 2025
Friday, 17:48
Vehicles
1
Dacia Duster
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.07025, longitude -3.61326, in the DG1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dumfries. It is one of the crashes that make up the Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dumfries and Galloway

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991684897
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
First road number
780
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 January 2004.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Dacia Duster

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, hit by vehicle 1 (Dacia Duster)

    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 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 2025991684897 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.