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A808 crash in East Dunbartonshire on 31 March 1993 at 17:05 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and an Austin Montego were involved in a crash on the A808 in East Dunbartonshire at 17:05 on Wednesday 31 March 1993. A 37-year-old female passenger in the Austin Montego and the 46-year-old male driver of the Austin Montego were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Mar 1993
Wednesday, 17:05
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Austin Montego
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.92, longitude -4.32507, in the G61 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bearsden.

Map of where the crash happened in East Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199397CD02803
Council area
East Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
808
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 September 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)

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 199397CD02803 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 1993.