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Unclassified road crash in East Dunbartonshire G62 on 27 July 2001 at 14:50 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Peugeot Speedfight motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in East Dunbartonshire at 14:50 on Friday 27 July 2001. A 15-year-old male passenger on the Peugeot Speedfight motorcycle and the 18-year-old male rider of the Peugeot Speedfight motorcycle 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
27 Jul 2001
Friday, 14:50
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Peugeot Speedfight
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94189, longitude -4.31089, in the G62 postcode district and within the built-up area of Milngavie. It is one of the crashes that make up the Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, G62 6QR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200197CD05107
Council area
East Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 September 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot Speedfight

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Peugeot Speedfight)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Peugeot Speedfight)

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 200197CD05107 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 2001.