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Fatal B765 crash in Glasgow City on 26 February 1990 at 22:05 involving a Freight Rover Sherpa minibus

A Freight Rover Sherpa minibus hit a pedestrian on the B765 in Glasgow City at 22:05 on Monday 26 February 1990. A 66-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in snow and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Feb 1990
Monday, 22:05
Vehicles
1
Freight Rover Sherpa
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.87443, longitude -4.16248, 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199097DB04102
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
765
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
Snowing 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 9 March 1996.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Freight Rover Sherpa

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 66, hit by vehicle 1 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 199097DB04102 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.