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A8 crash in Glasgow City on 5 August 2014 at 09:30 involving a London Taxis Int. Txii

A bicycle and a London Taxis Int. Txii were involved in a crash on the A8 in Glasgow City at 09:30 on Tuesday 5 August 2014. The 56-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Aug 2014
Tuesday, 09:30
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and London Taxis Int. Txii
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.85859, longitude -4.12878, in the G33 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glasgow. It is one of the crashes that make up the East Centre, Glasgow City, G33 4SS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Glasgow City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201497BD00408
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
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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
21%
Estimated chance it was slight
79%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 November 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. Txii

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, on vehicle 1 (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 201497BD00408 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 2014.