A803 crash in Glasgow City on 12 May 2015 at 18:30 involving a Saab 9-3
Four vehicles, including a Saab 9-3 and a BMW 1 Series, were involved in a crash on the A803 in Glasgow City at 18:30 on Tuesday 12 May 2015. The 38-year-old female driver of the BMW 1 Series, the 34-year-old female driver of the Saab 9-3 and a 34-year-old male passenger in the Saab 9-3 were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 12 May 2015
- Tuesday, 18:30
- Vehicles
- 4
- Saab 9-3 and 3 others
- Casualties
- 3
- 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.87999, longitude -4.23384, in the G21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glasgow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Springburn/Robroyston, Glasgow City, G21 1AQ area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Glasgow City
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 201597BC00305
- Council area
- Glasgow City
- Police force
- Strathclyde
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 803
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 40 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
Junction information
- Junction type
- Crossroads
- Junction control
- Auto traffic signal
- Second road class
- Unclassified
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Pedestrian phase at traffic signal
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Daylight
- Weather
- Raining, 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
- 33%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 67%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 14 November 2014.
Slight
Volkswagen Touran crash on the A803 in Glasgow City, 14 November 2014
1 m awayRef 201497BC70311
Serious
Car crash on the A803 in Glasgow City, 14 February 2017
3 m awayRef 201797GF70402
Slight
Kia Ceed crash on the A803 in Glasgow City, 12 July 2017
5 m awayRef 201797GF00207
Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A803 in Glasgow City, 18 October 2014
8 m awayRef 201497BC01410
Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A803 in Glasgow City, 28 February 2019
8 m awayRef 201997GF01402
Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A803 in Glasgow City, 19 February 2025
8 m awayRef 2025991557827
Vehicles involved (4)
Vehicle 1: Saab 9-3
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
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 34 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,910 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
Vehicle 2: BMW 1 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to turn right
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- Leaving the carriageway
- Offside
- Hit object off carriageway
- Other permanent object
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 38 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Vivaro
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 44 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Vehicle 4: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to turn right
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 45 years
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 1 Series)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Saab 9-3)
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Saab 9-3)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- Bus or coach passenger
- Boarding
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 201597BC00305 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 2015.