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B762 crash in Glasgow City on 26 October 2003 at 15:20 involving a Skoda Octavia taxi

A Skoda Octavia taxi and a Mitsubishi Colt were involved in a crash on the B762 in Glasgow City at 15:20 on Sunday 26 October 2003. A 48-year-old male passenger in the Mitsubishi Colt, the 23-year-old female driver of the Mitsubishi Colt and the 42-year-old male driver of the Skoda Octavia taxi were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Oct 2003
Sunday, 15:20
Vehicles
2
Skoda Octavia and Mitsubishi Colt
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.81406, longitude -4.27808, in the G43 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glasgow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newlands/Auldburn, Glasgow City, G43 2NE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Glasgow City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200397GD04110
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
762
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 November 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mitsubishi Colt

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Colt)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Colt)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

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 200397GD04110 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.