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Serious A721 crash in North Lanarkshire on 10 May 1998 at 14:00 involving an Austin Montego

An Austin Montego and a Mercedes 190 were involved in a crash on the A721 in North Lanarkshire at 14:00 on Sunday 10 May 1998. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
10 May 1998
Sunday, 14:00
Vehicles
2
Austin Montego and Mercedes 190
Casualties
5
2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.83241, longitude -4.09787, in the G71 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199897PC01005
Council area
North Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
721
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Other
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 February 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes 190

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Montego)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Montego)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 190)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 190)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 190)

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 199897PC01005 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 1998.