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Fatal unclassified road crash in Glasgow City G14 on 22 January 1984 at 19:35 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Glasgow City at 19:35 on Sunday 22 January 1984. A 1-year-old female passenger in vehicle 1 was killed, one other person was seriously injured and six were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Jan 1984
Sunday, 19:35
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
8
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.8755, longitude -4.34959, in the G14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glasgow.

Map of where the crash happened in Glasgow City

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198497BA06101
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 21 December 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 198497BA06101 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Glasgow City road accident statistics for 1984.