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Serious A891 crash in East Dunbartonshire on 11 March 2003 at 21:15 involving a Kawasaki motorcycle

A Kawasaki motorcycle and a Vauxhall Vectra taxi were involved in a crash on the A891 in East Dunbartonshire at 21:15 on Tuesday 11 March 2003. The 22-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
11 Mar 2003
Tuesday, 21:15
Vehicles
2
Kawasaki and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.96965, longitude -4.19315, in the G66 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lennoxtown. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bishopbriggs North and Campsie, East Dunbartonshire, G66 7DQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200397CD01303
Council area
East Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
891
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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, 50 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 February 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki)

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 200397CD01303 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 2003.