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A8 crash in Glasgow City on 7 February 1992 at 08:40 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and an Austin Maestro were involved in a crash on the A8 in Glasgow City at 08:40 on Friday 7 February 1992. The 33-year-old female driver of the BMW 3 Series was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Feb 1992
Friday, 08:40
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and Austin Maestro
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.85535, longitude -4.12308, in the G69 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
199297EB01602
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
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
B
Second road number
7058

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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 serious injury crash on 29 January 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

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 199297EB01602 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 1992.