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Serious B7018 crash in South Lanarkshire on 8 March 1996 at 16:00 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Dodge bus were involved in a crash on the B7018 in South Lanarkshire at 16:00 on Friday 8 March 1996. There were seven casualties: two people were seriously injured and five were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Mar 1996
Friday, 16:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Dodge
Casualties
7
2 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.65367, longitude -3.86895, in the ML11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199697QC01503
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
7018
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
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 15 December 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Dodge

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    3,860 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 13, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dodge)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dodge)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dodge)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dodge)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dodge)

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 199697QC01503 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 1996.