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Serious unclassified road crash in West Dunbartonshire G81 on 7 December 2018 at 17:25 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in West Dunbartonshire at 17:25 on Friday 7 December 2018. The 44-year-old female cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Dec 2018
Friday, 17:25
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.91233, longitude -4.42122, in the G81 postcode district and within the built-up area of Clydebank. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clydebank Waterfront, West Dunbartonshire, G81 4AG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201897LA01112
Council area
West Dunbartonshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 February 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    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
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,084 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    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
    44 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Female, aged 44, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    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 201897LA01112 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 2018.