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A879 crash in Glasgow City on 12 March 2005 at 17:50 involving a Gilera Runner motorcycle

A Gilera Runner motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A879 in Glasgow City at 17:50 on Saturday 12 March 2005. The 16-year-old male rider of the Gilera Runner motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Mar 2005
Saturday, 17:50
Vehicles
2
Gilera Runner and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.88671, longitude -4.25723, in the G22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glasgow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Canal, Glasgow City, G22 6LS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Glasgow City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200597CB01003
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
879
Road type
Dual 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
B
Second road number
808

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
22%
Estimated chance it was slight
78%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 8 March 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Gilera Runner

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Gilera Runner)

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 200597CB01003 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 2005.