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A814 crash in Glasgow City on 20 May 2017 at 14:15 involving a Mercedes Sprinter van

A Mercedes Sprinter van, a Tesla Model S and a Peugeot 208 were involved in a crash on the A814 in Glasgow City at 14:15 on Saturday 20 May 2017. The 30-year-old female driver of the Tesla Model S and the 25-year-old female driver of the Mercedes Sprinter van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 May 2017
Saturday, 14:15
Vehicles
3
Mercedes Sprinter and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.86028, longitude -4.27513, in the G3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glasgow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Govan, Glasgow City, G51 1HH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Glasgow City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201797GU70205
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
814
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
8

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 October 2010.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Tesla Model S

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 208

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Tesla Model S)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Sprinter)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 201797GU70205 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 2017.