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A8014 crash in West Dunbartonshire on 23 March 2016 at 13:40 involving a Ford Transit van

Two Ford Transit vans and a Dennis bus were involved in a crash on the A8014 in West Dunbartonshire at 13:40 on Wednesday 23 March 2016. A 23-year-old male passenger in vehicle 3 and an 82-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Mar 2016
Wednesday, 13:40
Vehicles
3
Ford Transit and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.92225, longitude -4.40259, in the G81 postcode district and within the built-up area of Clydebank. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire, G81 6NQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201697LA04903
Council area
West Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
8014
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 October 2017.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    5,883 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 82, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least 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 201697LA04903 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Dunbartonshire road accident statistics for 2016.