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B8023 crash in East Dunbartonshire on 19 April 1988 at 13:15 involving a lorry

A lorry and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on the B8023 in East Dunbartonshire at 13:15 on Tuesday 19 April 1988. The 41-year-old male driver of the lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Apr 1988
Tuesday, 13:15
Vehicles
2
Lorry and bus or coach
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.95844, longitude -4.08546, in the G65 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198897DC04004
Council area
East Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
8023
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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 19 April 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Lorry)

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 198897DC04004 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 1988.