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Fatal M8 crash in West Lothian on 10 April 1980 at 14:00 involving a minibus

A minibus and a car were involved in a crash on the M8 in West Lothian at 14:00 on Thursday 10 April 1980. The 43-year-old male driver of the car was killed and eight other people were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Apr 1980
Thursday, 14:00
Vehicles
2
Minibus and car
Casualties
9
1 killed, 8 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89558, longitude -3.59589, in the EH48 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198095480F010
Council area
West Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
8
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 September 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 38, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 11, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 10, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 11, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 11, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 11, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 10, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 198095480F010 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lothian road accident statistics for 1980.