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Unclassified road crash in North Lanarkshire G69 on 2 December 2002 at 16:50 involving an Optare Metrorider bus

An Optare Metrorider bus and a Skoda Octavia taxi were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Lanarkshire at 16:50 on Monday 2 December 2002. The 33-year-old male driver of the Skoda Octavia taxi was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Dec 2002
Monday, 16:50
Vehicles
2
Optare Metrorider and Skoda Octavia
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.91433, longitude -4.09273, in the G69 postcode district and within the built-up area of Moodiesburn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn, North Lanarkshire, G69 0BN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200297NC00512
Council area
North Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 50 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 May 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Optare Metrorider

    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
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    5,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

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 200297NC00512 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 2002.