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Serious unclassified road crash in East Dunbartonshire G66 on 1 April 2012 at 01:30 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in East Dunbartonshire at 01:30 on Sunday 1 April 2012. A 26-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Apr 2012
Sunday, 01:30
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.97114, longitude -4.19019, in the G66 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lennoxtown. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bishopbriggs North and Campsie, East Dunbartonshire, G66 7DQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201297BF05204
Council area
East Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
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, 142 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 11 July 1981.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    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 201297BF05204 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.