Serious Ford Orion crash on the A737 - 22 Dec 1995

Accident reference 199597KB43512

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Friday 22 December 1995 at 03:00 a serious collision occurred near A737, B789 involving 1 vehicle (ford orion) and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as snowing no high winds. Road surface conditions were snow. Lighting was described as darkness - lights lit.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 70 mph
  • Road type: Dual carriageway
  • Junction: Slip road
  • Setting: Rural

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 199597KB43512
Police Reference 97KB43512
Date & Time
Friday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Strathclyde

Road & Location Details

Area Type Rural
First Road A737
Second Road B789
Road Type Dual carriageway
Speed Limit 70 mph
Local Authority District 849

Junction Information

Junction Detail Slip road
Junction Control Give way or uncontrolled

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - lights lit
Weather Conditions Snowing no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Snow
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model FORD ORION
Manoeuvre Changing lane to left

Driver Information

Age 48
Sex Male

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 48
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Data Source

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