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Serious A806 crash in East Dunbartonshire on 23 December 2023 at 18:48 involving a Suzuki Celerio

A Suzuki Celerio and a Suzuki Vitara were involved in a crash on the A806 in East Dunbartonshire at 18:48 on Saturday 23 December 2023. The 18-year-old male driver of the Suzuki Celerio was seriously injured and the 38-year-old female driver of the Suzuki Vitara was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet slip road with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Dec 2023
Saturday, 18:48
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Celerio and Suzuki Vitara
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94271, longitude -4.15983, in the G66 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kirkintilloch. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar, East Dunbartonshire, G66 1JB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023991392596
Council area
East Dunbartonshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
806
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
803

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 November 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Celerio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Vitara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,586 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Celerio)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Vitara)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2023991392596 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Dunbartonshire road accident statistics for 2023.