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A879 crash in Glasgow City on 26 May 2006 at 16:30 involving a Metrocab Metrocab taxi

A Metrocab Metrocab taxi hit a pedestrian on the A879 in Glasgow City at 16:30 on Friday 26 May 2006. A 27-year-old male pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 May 2006
Friday, 16:30
Vehicles
1
Metrocab Metrocab
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
200697CB02405
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
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
18%
Estimated chance it was slight
82%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 12 March 2005.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Metrocab Metrocab

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    2,446 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, hit by vehicle 1 (Metrocab Metrocab)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    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 200697CB02405 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 2006.