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B761 crash in South Lanarkshire on 11 December 2002 at 17:05 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the B761 in South Lanarkshire at 17:05 on Wednesday 11 December 2002. The 22-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Dec 2002
Wednesday, 17:05
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Renault Clio
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.76369, longitude -4.17105, in the G74 postcode district and within the built-up area of East Kilbride. It is one of the crashes that make up the East Kilbride Central North, South Lanarkshire, G74 1ND area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200297QA01912
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
761
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 January 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

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 200297QA01912 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 2002.