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A8 crash in Glasgow City on 18 September 2012 at 07:06 involving a bus or coach

A bus or coach and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A8 in Glasgow City at 07:06 on Tuesday 18 September 2012. The 24-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Sep 2012
Tuesday, 07:06
Vehicles
2
Bus or coach and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.86389, longitude -4.23689, in the G4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glasgow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dennistoun, Glasgow City, G4 0EZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Glasgow City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201297AB01109
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
8
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
A
Second road number
8

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, 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
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 13 October 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver age
    45 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 201297AB01109 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 2012.