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M8 crash in Renfrewshire on 13 April 2025 at 10:52 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Volvo S60 were involved in a crash on the M8 in Renfrewshire at 10:52 on Sunday 13 April 2025. The 55-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Golf was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry slip road with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Apr 2025
Sunday, 10:52
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Volvo S60
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.86678, longitude -4.37129, in the G52 postcode district and within the built-up area of Renfrew. It is one of the crashes that make up the Renfrew North and Braehead, Renfrewshire, PA4 0DL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Renfrewshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991713050
Council area
Renfrewshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
8
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
8

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 April 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo S60

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

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 2025991713050 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Renfrewshire road accident statistics for 2025.