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Fatal B857 crash in West Dunbartonshire on 16 September 2003 at 20:13 involving a Seddon/Atkinson lorry

A Seddon/Atkinson lorry and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on the B857 in West Dunbartonshire at 20:13 on Tuesday 16 September 2003. An 85-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Seddon/Atkinson lorry was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Sep 2003
Tuesday, 20:13
Vehicles
2
Seddon/Atkinson and Audi A3
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.98986, longitude -4.58346, in the G83 postcode district and within the built-up area of Alexandria. It is one of the crashes that make up the Leven, West Dunbartonshire, G83 0LZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200397LA70609
Council area
West Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
857
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 December 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seddon/Atkinson

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    59 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,595 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 85, hit by vehicle 1 (Seddon/Atkinson)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 200397LA70609 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Dunbartonshire road accident statistics for 2003.