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Serious B8011 crash in North Lanarkshire on 10 September 1993 at 09:55 involving a BMW 7 Series

A BMW 7 Series and a Datsun Stanza were involved in a crash on the B8011 in North Lanarkshire at 09:55 on Friday 10 September 1993. The 70-year-old male driver of the Datsun Stanza and a 75-year-old male passenger in the Datsun Stanza were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Sep 1993
Friday, 09:55
Vehicles
2
BMW 7 Series and Datsun Stanza
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.96478, longitude -3.97365, 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199397NC00709
Council area
North Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
8011
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 May 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 7 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,788 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Datsun Stanza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Datsun Stanza)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Datsun Stanza)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 199397NC00709 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 1993.