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Serious B8048 crash in East Dunbartonshire on 14 September 1993 at 16:55 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier, a Toyota Previa and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the B8048 in East Dunbartonshire at 16:55 on Tuesday 14 September 1993. The 35-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier was seriously injured and the 39-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Sep 1993
Tuesday, 16:55
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Cavalier and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.93487, longitude -4.14984, in the G66 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kirkintilloch.

Map of where the crash happened in East Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199397DC04409
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Road surface defective
Carriageway hazards
Poor or defective road surface

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 May 1998.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Previa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,438 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

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 199397DC04409 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.