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Fatal unclassified road crash in Glasgow City G45 on 4 October 1990 at 02:30 involving a Ford Capri

A Ford Capri crashed on an unclassified road in Glasgow City at 02:30 on Thursday 4 October 1990. A 19-year-old male passenger was killed and the 23-year-old male driver was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Oct 1990
Thursday, 02:30
Vehicles
1
Ford Capri
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.80648, longitude -4.24329, in the G45 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Glasgow City

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199097FB01010
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 45 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 December 2000.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Capri

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Capri)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Capri)

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 199097FB01010 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.