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A8006 crash in East Dunbartonshire on 18 February 1997 at 16:35 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier and a Renault 21 were involved in a crash on the A8006 in East Dunbartonshire at 16:35 on Tuesday 18 February 1997. The 66-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in snow on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Feb 1997
Tuesday, 16:35
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and Renault 21
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9393, longitude -4.15329, 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199797DC04202
Council area
East Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
8006
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 13 February 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 21

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

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 199797DC04202 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 1997.