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M8 crash in Glasgow City on 5 February 2003 at 02:50 involving a Peugeot 206

A Peugeot 206 crashed on the M8 in Glasgow City at 02:50 on Wednesday 5 February 2003. The 26-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Feb 2003
Wednesday, 02:50
Vehicles
1
Peugeot 206
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.8656, longitude -4.27119, in the G2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glasgow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hillhead, Glasgow City, G3 6JE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Glasgow City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200397AC70202
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
8
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 April 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

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 200397AC70202 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 2003.