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A736 crash in South Lanarkshire on 5 April 1992 at 14:47 involving a BMW K 75 S motorcycle

A BMW K 75 S motorcycle and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A736 in South Lanarkshire at 14:47 on Sunday 5 April 1992. The 56-year-old male rider of the BMW K 75 S motorcycle and the 20-year-old male cyclist were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Apr 1992
Sunday, 14:47
Vehicles
2
BMW K 75 S and bicycle
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.67283, longitude -4.07501, in the ML10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Strathaven.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199297QA00804
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
736
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 29 May 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW K 75 S

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (BMW K 75 S)

  • Casualty 2: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 199297QA00804 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Lanarkshire road accident statistics for 1992.