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B765 crash in Glasgow City on 8 June 1991 at 16:40 involving a Volkswagen Jetta

A Volkswagen Jetta and an Austin Metro were involved in a crash on the B765 in Glasgow City at 16:40 on Saturday 8 June 1991. A 53-year-old female passenger in the Austin Metro, the 29-year-old female driver of the Austin Metro and the 34-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Jetta were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jun 1991
Saturday, 16:40
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Jetta and Austin Metro
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.87003, longitude -4.15744, 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199197DB01606
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
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 February 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Jetta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,588 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Jetta)

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 199197DB01606 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 1991.