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A742 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 collisions on the A742 from 1979 to 2017, with 296 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 54 serious, and 4 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the A742 was on 6 March 2017.

Collisions since 1979
222
3,103rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
296
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
54
63 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
6 Mar 2017
Busiest year
1981
48 collisions

Crash severity on the A742

On the A742, 1.8% of collisions were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2017

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious5424%
  • Slight16474%

Where the A742 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,103rd
Most casualties
3,133rd
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
2,857th

A742 accidents by year

Collisions on the A742 peaked at 48 in 1981, and none have been recorded since 2017.

Collisions and casualties on the A742, 1979 to 2017

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201712
201600
201500
201400
201300
201200
201100
201000
200900
200800
200700
200600
200500
200400
200300
200200
200100
200000
199900
199800
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199125
199022
198911
198800
198722
198623
198534
19842231
19832944
19823948
19814851
19804162
19793041

When crashes happen on the A742

Saturday has the most collisions on the A742 (37), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (68).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (16%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday34 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (17%)
  • Sunday22 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am9 (4.1%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am18 (8.1%)
  • 9am to noon16 (7.2%)
  • Noon to 3pm36 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm68 (31%)
  • 6pm to 9pm35 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight37 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9%)
  • February11 (5%)
  • March15 (6.8%)
  • April26 (12%)
  • May18 (8.1%)
  • June14 (6.3%)
  • July19 (8.6%)
  • August18 (8.1%)
  • September20 (9%)
  • October16 (7.2%)
  • November26 (12%)
  • December19 (8.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight145 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A742 crashes

On the A742, 83% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 50% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (83%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph30 (14%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (6.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.2%)
  • Other10 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (50%)
  • Wet or damp98 (44%)
  • Frost or ice12 (5.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (19%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A742 crashes

Car occupants make up 43% of the people killed or injured on the A742, followed by pedestrians (26%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (43%)
  • Pedestrian77 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist9 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (65%)
  • Motorcycle57 (16%)
  • Bus or coach19 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Minibus4 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (10%)
  • 16 to 2072 (24%)
  • 21 to 2545 (15%)
  • 26 to 3529 (9.8%)
  • 36 to 4533 (11%)
  • 46 to 5524 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.4%)
  • Over 759 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (42%)
  • Passenger95 (32%)
  • Pedestrian77 (26%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A742

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A742

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A742 crashes by council area

Of the 222 collisions on the A742, 216 were in Inverclyde.

Collisions on the A742 in each area, 1979 to 2017
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stInverclyde216289454

A742 crashes by town

Of the 222 collisions on the A742, 85 were in the built-up area of Greenock.

Latest recorded crashes on the A742

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A742, from 25 May 1984 to 6 March 2017.

Severity