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A789 crash in East Dunbartonshire on 16 July 1987 at 08:00 involving a bus or coach

A bus or coach and a van were involved in a crash on the A789 in East Dunbartonshire at 08:00 on Thursday 16 July 1987. All seven casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Jul 1987
Thursday, 08:00
Vehicles
2
Bus or coach and van
Casualties
7
7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.90561, longitude -4.32581, in the G61 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bearsden.

Map of where the crash happened in East Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198797CD01907
Council area
East Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
789
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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 serious injury crash on 6 July 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 198797CD01907 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Dunbartonshire road accident statistics for 1987.