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A814 crash in Glasgow City on 17 January 1990 at 07:50 involving an Austin Mini

An Austin Mini and a Volvo 340 were involved in a crash on the A814 in Glasgow City at 07:50 on Wednesday 17 January 1990. The 28-year-old male driver of the Austin Mini was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jan 1990
Wednesday, 07:50
Vehicles
2
Austin Mini and Volvo 340
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.85976, longitude -4.27832, in the G3 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199097AC03101
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
814
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 May 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 340

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Mini)

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 199097AC03101 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 1990.