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Serious A739 crash in Glasgow City on 21 February 2009 at 19:00 involving a Subaru Forester

A Subaru Forester hit a pedestrian on the A739 in Glasgow City at 19:00 on Saturday 21 February 2009. A 14-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Feb 2009
Saturday, 19:00
Vehicles
1
Subaru Forester
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.87958, longitude -4.32605, in the G11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glasgow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Victoria Park, Glasgow City, G14 9RN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Glasgow City

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200997AD03402
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
739
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

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

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 October 1996.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Subaru Forester

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 14, hit by vehicle 1 (Subaru Forester)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 200997AD03402 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 2009.