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A73 crash in North Lanarkshire on 11 July 2001 at 11:40 involving a Citroen AX

A Citroen AX and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire at 11:40 on Wednesday 11 July 2001. All eight casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Jul 2001
Wednesday, 11:40
Vehicles
2
Citroen AX and Ford Escort
Casualties
8
8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.88759, longitude -3.97599, in the ML6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glenmavis.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200197NA01807
Council area
North Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
73
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 December 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen AX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen AX)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen AX)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen AX)

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 200197NA01807 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 2001.