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A721 crash in Glasgow City on 1 August 2004 at 20:00 involving a Rover 200 Series

A Rover 200 Series and a Ford Transit lorry were involved in a crash on the A721 in Glasgow City at 20:00 on Sunday 1 August 2004. The 42-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit lorry and a 28-year-old female passenger in the Rover 200 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Aug 2004
Sunday, 20:00
Vehicles
2
Rover 200 Series and Ford Transit
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.8513, longitude -4.1975, in the G31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glasgow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shettleston, Glasgow City, G31 4UG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Glasgow City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200497EB00208
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
721
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 May 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 200497EB00208 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 2004.