Fatal A739 crash in Glasgow City on 14 January 2025 at 13:50 involving a Nissan Qashqai
A Nissan Qashqai and a Renault Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on the A739 in Glasgow City at 13:50 on Tuesday 14 January 2025. The 57-year-old male driver of the Nissan Qashqai was killed and the 53-year-old male driver of the Renault Trucks lorry was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Fatal
- Date
- 14 Jan 2025
- Tuesday, 13:50
- Vehicles
- 2
- Nissan Qashqai and Renault Trucks
- Casualties
- 2
- 1 killed, 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.87882, longitude -4.32612, in the G11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glasgow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Victoria Park, Glasgow City, G14 9RN area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Glasgow City
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2025991541491
- Council area
- Glasgow City
- Police force
- Police Scotland
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 739
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 40 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
- Second road class
- Unclassified
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- No physical crossing facility within 50 m
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 June 2015.
Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A739 in Glasgow City, 11 June 2015
8 m awayRef 201597AD00806
Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the A739 in Glasgow City, 17 August 2004
22 m awayRef 200497AD02808
Slight
Car crash on the A739 in Glasgow City, 4 June 2005
32 m awayRef 200597AD00906
Slight
Ford Escort crash on the A739 in Glasgow City, 22 February 1999
60 m awayRef 199997AD05002
Serious
Subaru Forester crash on the A739 in Glasgow City, 21 February 2009
81 m awayRef 200997AD03402
Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Glasgow City, 20 June 1985
82 m awayRef 198597BA05706
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Nissan Qashqai
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Leaving the carriageway
- Offside, crossed central reservation
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 57 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,197 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
- Distance from driver's home
- 20 to 100 km
Vehicle 2: Renault Trucks
Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 53 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
- Distance from driver's home
- 20 to 100 km
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
FatalMale, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Qashqai)
- Home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
- Distance from home
- 20 to 100 km
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 53, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Renault Trucks)
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
- Distance from home
- 20 to 100 km
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 2025991541491 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 2025.