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A82 crash in West Dunbartonshire on 24 September 1992 at 12:30 involving a Vauxhall Astra

Four vehicles, including a Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Sierra, were involved in a crash on the A82 in West Dunbartonshire at 12:30 on Thursday 24 September 1992. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Sep 1992
Thursday, 12:30
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Astra and 3 others
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94848, longitude -4.56544, in the G82 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dumbarton.

Map of where the crash happened in West Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199297LA01909
Council area
West Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
82
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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 26 September 1992.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

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

  • Vehicle 4: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    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 199297LA01909 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Dunbartonshire road accident statistics for 1992.