Crash on the A80 - 10 Jan 1979

Accident reference 197997DC04801

Slight Accident

Accident summary

On Wednesday 10 January 1979 at 09:15 a slight collision occurred near A80 involving 4 vehicles and 1 casualty (1 slight) Weather at the time was recorded as snowing no high winds. Road surface conditions were snow. Lighting was described as daylight.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 70 mph
  • Road type: Dual carriageway

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 197997DC04801
Police Reference 97DC04801
Date & Time
Wednesday
Severity Slight
Vehicles Involved 4
Casualties 1
Police Force Strathclyde

Road & Location Details

First Road A80
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Dual carriageway
Speed Limit 70 mph
Local Authority District 841

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Snowing no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Snow
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (4)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 25
Sex Female

Vehicle 2

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 56
Sex Male

Vehicle 3

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Slowing or stopping

Driver Information

Age 31
Sex Female

Vehicle 4

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 26
Sex Male

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 22
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 4

Additional Details

Car Passenger Front seat passenger

Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.