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A82 crash in Renfrewshire on 23 August 1991 at 15:45 involving a Leyland bus

A car and a Leyland bus were involved in a crash on the A82 in Renfrewshire at 15:45 on Friday 23 August 1991. A 63-year-old female passenger in the Leyland bus was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Aug 1991
Friday, 15:45
Vehicles
2
Car and Leyland
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.87358, longitude -4.35586, in the G51 postcode district and within the built-up area of Renfrew.

Map of where the crash happened in Renfrewshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199197BA06308
Council area
Renfrewshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
82
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 September 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver age
    35 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    11,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting

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 199197BA06308 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Renfrewshire road accident statistics for 1991.