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Serious A8014 crash in West Dunbartonshire on 28 April 2017 at 07:44 involving a Renault Trafic van

A Renault Trafic van hit three pedestrians on the A8014 in West Dunbartonshire at 07:44 on Friday 28 April 2017. There were four casualties: three people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured. Three of them were pedestrians.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Apr 2017
Friday, 07:44
Vehicles
1
Renault Trafic
Casualties
4
3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.90992, longitude -4.40313, in the G81 postcode district and within the built-up area of Clydebank. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clydebank Central, West Dunbartonshire, G81 2TL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201797LA04604
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
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
8055

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 1 February 2014.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Trafic

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Bus stop or bus shelter
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, hit by vehicle 1 (Renault Trafic)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, hit by vehicle 1 (Renault Trafic)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 15, hit by vehicle 1 (Renault Trafic)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Trafic)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 201797LA04604 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 2017.