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A726 crash in South Lanarkshire on 7 December 1999 at 17:05 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the A726 in South Lanarkshire at 17:05 on Tuesday 7 December 1999. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Dec 1999
Tuesday, 17:05
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and Renault Megane
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.76725, longitude -4.21859, in the G74 postcode district and within the built-up area of East Kilbride.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199997QA02212
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
726
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 12 July 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

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

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

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 199997QA02212 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 1999.