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A739 crash in East Dunbartonshire on 20 April 2016 at 14:50 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo, a Ford KA and a Mercedes SL Class were involved in a crash on the A739 in East Dunbartonshire at 14:50 on Wednesday 20 April 2016. The 28-year-old female driver of the Ford KA and the 20-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Apr 2016
Wednesday, 14:50
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Polo and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.90663, longitude -4.32536, in the G61 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bearsden. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bearsden South, East Dunbartonshire, G61 1BX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201697BF03104
Council area
East Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
739
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
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
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
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 November 2006.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes SL Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    3,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford KA)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

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 201697BF03104 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 2016.