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Fatal B8048 crash in East Dunbartonshire on 15 July 1992 at 09:15 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra, a Freight Rover van and a car were involved in a crash on the B8048 in East Dunbartonshire at 09:15 on Wednesday 15 July 1992. The 52-year-old male driver of the Freight Rover van was killed and the 24-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra 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
15 Jul 1992
Wednesday, 09:15
Vehicles
3
Ford Sierra and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94296, longitude -4.09744, in the G66 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199297DC03607
Council area
East Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
8048
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 serious injury crash on 16 October 1982.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Freight Rover

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 52, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Freight Rover)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

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 199297DC03607 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 1992.