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A81 crash in Glasgow City on 9 May 2001 at 05:45 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier taxi

A Vauxhall Cavalier taxi and a minibus were involved in a crash on the A81 in Glasgow City at 05:45 on Wednesday 9 May 2001. A 30-year-old male passenger in the minibus and the 46-year-old male driver of the minibus 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
9 May 2001
Wednesday, 05:45
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and minibus
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.88192, longitude -4.27822, in the G20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glasgow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Maryhill, Glasgow City, G20 9TA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Glasgow City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200197CA01005
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
81
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
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 June 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Taxi

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

  • Vehicle 2: Minibus

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (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 200197CA01005 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 2001.