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Serious B766 crash in Glasgow City on 12 January 2003 at 21:20 involving a Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the B766 in Glasgow City at 21:20 on Sunday 12 January 2003. The 25-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle was seriously injured and a 17-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Jan 2003
Sunday, 21:20
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSF 1200 and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.82405, longitude -4.25823, in the G42 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glasgow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Langside, Glasgow City, G44 4RS area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200397GD02201
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
766
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 May 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSF 1200

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,157 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSF 1200)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSF 1200)

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 200397GD02201 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.