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Serious A8 crash in Glasgow City on 18 July 1991 at 23:40 involving a Peugeot 405

A Peugeot 405 and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A8 in Glasgow City at 23:40 on Thursday 18 July 1991. The 27-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta and the 37-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 405 were seriously injured and a 27-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fiesta was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Jul 1991
Thursday, 23:40
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 405 and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.86184, longitude -4.16338, in the G32 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199197EB03507
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
8
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 November 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 405

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    957 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 405)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 199197EB03507 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.