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Fatal A736 crash in East Renfrewshire on 3 April 1991 at 17:35 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the A736 in East Renfrewshire at 17:35 on Wednesday 3 April 1991. The 31-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Golf was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Apr 1991
Wednesday, 17:35
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and other vehicle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.78662, longitude -4.43675, in the G78 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Renfrewshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199197KB20104
Council area
East Renfrewshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
736
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 9 October 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,272 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    9,572 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

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 199197KB20104 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Renfrewshire road accident statistics for 1991.