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Serious B802 crash in North Lanarkshire on 9 May 1990 at 09:05 involving a Bedford van

A Bedford van and a DAF Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on the B802 in North Lanarkshire at 09:05 on Wednesday 9 May 1990. The 21-year-old male driver of the Bedford van and an 18-year-old male passenger in the Bedford van were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 May 1990
Wednesday, 09:05
Vehicles
2
Bedford and DAF Trucks
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.95914, longitude -4.04385, in the G65 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199097NC01405
Council area
North Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
802
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 13 January 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    2,260 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

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 199097NC01405 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 1990.