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A891 crash in East Dunbartonshire on 14 February 1990 at 06:15 involving a Leyland bus

A Leyland bus and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A891 in East Dunbartonshire at 06:15 on Wednesday 14 February 1990. The 21-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Feb 1990
Wednesday, 06:15
Vehicles
2
Leyland and Ford Escort
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.97694, longitude -4.20988, in the G66 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lennoxtown.

Map of where the crash happened in East Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199097DC04902
Council area
East Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
891
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
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 August 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, 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 199097DC04902 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 1990.