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Serious B765 crash in Glasgow City on 3 March 1990 at 12:50 involving a Carbodies Taxi

A Carbodies Taxi and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B765 in Glasgow City at 12:50 on Saturday 3 March 1990. The 44-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Mar 1990
Saturday, 12:50
Vehicles
2
Carbodies Taxi and Ford Escort
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.87267, longitude -4.16079, in the G33 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199097DB00903
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
765
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
765

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 25 February 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Carbodies Taxi

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

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 199097DB00903 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.