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B7066 crash in North Lanarkshire on 11 December 1995 at 07:40 involving a Renault Extra

A Renault Extra and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the B7066 in North Lanarkshire at 07:40 on Monday 11 December 1995. The 26-year-old male driver of the Renault Extra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Dec 1995
Monday, 07:40
Vehicles
2
Renault Extra and Volvo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.81438, longitude -3.9373, in the ML1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newarthill.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199597PC02412
Council area
North Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
7066
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 May 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Extra

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Extra)

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 199597PC02412 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 1995.