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A801 crash in Glasgow City on 19 May 1996 at 10:30 involving an Isuzu Trooper

An Isuzu Trooper and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A801 in Glasgow City at 10:30 on Sunday 19 May 1996. A 21-year-old male passenger in the Isuzu Trooper, a 41-year-old female passenger in the Ford Escort and the 43-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
19 May 1996
Sunday, 10:30
Vehicles
2
Isuzu Trooper and Ford Escort
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.8977, longitude -4.26775, in the G23 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
199697CA03105
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
801
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
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 14 February 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Isuzu Trooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    2,771 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Isuzu Trooper)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, 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 199697CA03105 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 1996.