B757 crash in East Dunbartonshire on 17 September 2012 at 09:00 involving an Audi A3
An Audi A3 and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the B757 in East Dunbartonshire at 09:00 on Monday 17 September 2012. The 44-year-old female driver of the Renault Megane and a 15-year-old female passenger in the Renault Megane were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 17 Sep 2012
- Monday, 09:00
- Vehicles
- 2
- Audi A3 and Renault Megane
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.92393, longitude -4.15599, in the G66 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kirkintilloch. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South, East Dunbartonshire, G66 4HN area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in East Dunbartonshire
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 201297BF01809
- Council area
- East Dunbartonshire
- Police force
- Strathclyde
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 757
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
Junction information
- Junction type
- T or staggered junction
- Junction control
- Give way or uncontrolled
- Second road class
- Unclassified
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Human crossing control by school crossing patrol
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
- 8%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 92%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 July 1996.
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B757 in East Dunbartonshire, 1 July 1996
22 m awayRef 199697DC00607
Slight
Bicycle crash on the B757 in East Dunbartonshire, 18 July 1989
22 m awayRef 198997DC03707
Slight
Van crash on the B757 in East Dunbartonshire, 27 May 1987
22 m awayRef 198797DC07205
Slight
Bus crash on the A803 in East Dunbartonshire, 7 October 1980
22 m awayRef 198097DC02910
Slight
Ford Escort crash on the B757 in East Dunbartonshire, 1 October 1996
22 m awayRef 199697DC00310
Slight
Lorry crash on the B757 in East Dunbartonshire, 7 February 1989
22 m awayRef 198997DC01302
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Audi A3
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Turning right
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Entering main road
- First point of impact
- Nearside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Education and educational escort
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 44 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,968 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Vehicle 2: Renault Megane
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Education and educational escort
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 44 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,461 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 0 years
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)
- 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 201297BF01809 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Dunbartonshire road accident statistics for 2012.