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A898 crash in West Dunbartonshire on 10 February 1997 at 19:20 involving a minibus

A minibus crashed on the A898 in West Dunbartonshire at 19:20 on Monday 10 February 1997. The 32-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet road with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Feb 1997
Monday, 19:20
Vehicles
1
Minibus
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.92281, longitude -4.45809, in the G60 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199797BC02202
Council area
West Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
898
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 54 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 June 2005.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Cycleway or shared use footway (not part of main carriageway)
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

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 199797BC02202 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 1997.