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Fatal A807 crash in East Dunbartonshire on 14 March 1991 at 13:00 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier and a Bedford lorry were involved in a crash on the A807 in East Dunbartonshire at 13:00 on Thursday 14 March 1991. The 31-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier was killed and a 30-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Cavalier was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Mar 1991
Thursday, 13:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and Bedford
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.93472, longitude -4.25871, in the G64 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199197DC04203
Council area
East Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
807
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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 fatal crash on 21 January 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Bedford

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    5,420 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 199197DC04203 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 1991.