Serious crash on the A737 - 1 Jan 1981

Accident reference 198197KB50101

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Thursday 1 January 1981 at 02:45 a serious collision occurred near A737 involving 1 vehicle and 2 casualties (1 serious, 1 slight) Weather at the time was recorded as snowing + high winds. Road surface conditions were snow. Lighting was described as darkness - lighting unknown.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 30 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 198197KB50101
Police Reference 97KB50101
Date & Time
Thursday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 2
Police Force Strathclyde

Road & Location Details

First Road A737
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 30 mph
Local Authority District 849

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - lighting unknown
Weather Conditions Snowing + high winds
Road Surface Conditions Snow
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 22
Sex Male

Casualties (2)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Serious
Type Pedestrian
Age 21
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location On footway or verge
Pedestrian Movement Walking along in carriageway, facing traffic

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Slight
Type Pedestrian
Age 21
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location On footway or verge
Pedestrian Movement Walking along in carriageway, facing traffic

Data Source

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