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B763 crash in Glasgow City on 8 October 2021 at 22:51 involving a Mercedes Citan taxi

A Mercedes Citan taxi and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the B763 in Glasgow City at 22:51 on Friday 8 October 2021. The 25-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Oct 2021
Friday, 22:51
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Citan and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.8374, longitude -4.26138, in the G42 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glasgow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Southside Central, Glasgow City, G42 7RU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Glasgow City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021991096549
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
763
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Stop sign
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 14 October 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Citan

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    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 2021991096549 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 2021.