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Fatal B8054 crash in North Lanarkshire on 11 December 1981 at 16:40 involving a van

Two vans and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the B8054 in North Lanarkshire at 16:40 on Friday 11 December 1981. The 37-year-old male driver of vehicle 1, a 34-year-old female passenger in vehicle 1 and a 55-year-old female passenger in vehicle 1 were killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting on an icy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Dec 1981
Friday, 16:40
Vehicles
3
Van and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.93951, longitude -3.98037, in the G67 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cumbernauld.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198197NC03312
Council area
North Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
8054
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 August 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

  • Vehicle 3: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 37, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 34, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 55, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

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 198197NC03312 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Lanarkshire road accident statistics for 1981.