Serious Leyland Model Missing and Ford Orion crash on the A75 - 23 Apr 1992

Accident reference 1992982010992

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Thursday 23 April 1992 at 11:20 a serious collision occurred near A75, A762 involving 4 vehicles (leyland model missing, bus or coach (17 or more pass seats), ford orion) and 3 casualties (1 serious, 2 slight) Weather at the time was recorded as fine no high winds. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as daylight.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 60 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway
  • Junction: T or staggered junction

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 1992982010992
Police Reference 982010992
Date & Time
Thursday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 4
Casualties 3
Police Force Dumfries & Galloway

Road & Location Details

First Road A75
Second Road A762
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 60 mph
Local Authority District 857

Junction Information

Junction Detail T or staggered junction
Junction Control Give way or uncontrolled

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (4)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)
Make/Model LEYLAND Model Missing
Vehicle Age 8 years
Engine Capacity 11100cc
Fuel Type Heavy oil
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 42
Sex Male

Vehicle 2

Vehicle Information

Type Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)
Manoeuvre Waiting to turn right

Driver Information

Age 48
Sex Male

Vehicle 3

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model FORD ORION
Vehicle Age 4 years
Engine Capacity 1596cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 23
Sex Male

Vehicle 4

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 25
Sex Male

Casualties (3)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 23
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 3

Additional Details

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 25
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 4

Additional Details

Casualty 3

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 27
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.