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B8048 crash in East Dunbartonshire on 29 August 1998 at 14:30 involving a Rover Maestro

A Rover Maestro and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B8048 in East Dunbartonshire at 14:30 on Saturday 29 August 1998. The 30-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort, a 23-year-old male passenger in the Ford Escort and a 24-year-old male passenger in the Ford Escort were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Aug 1998
Saturday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Rover Maestro and Ford Escort
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9352, longitude -4.13065, 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
199897DC04908
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
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 13 February 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 199897DC04908 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 1998.