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Fatal B764 crash in East Renfrewshire on 31 March 1993 at 07:10 involving a Ford Escort

Two Ford Escorts were involved in a crash on the B764 in East Renfrewshire at 07:10 on Wednesday 31 March 1993. The 24-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 was killed and the 52-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
31 Mar 1993
Wednesday, 07:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and another
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.74131, longitude -4.26823, in the G76 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Renfrewshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199397GC44103
Council area
East Renfrewshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
764
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
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 October 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

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

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

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 199397GC44103 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Renfrewshire road accident statistics for 1993.