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Unclassified road crash in South Lanarkshire G74 on 8 December 2003 at 15:00 involving an LDV 400 Series lorry

A lorry and an LDV 400 Series lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in South Lanarkshire at 15:00 on Monday 8 December 2003. The 41-year-old male driver of the LDV 400 Series lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on an icy dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Dec 2003
Monday, 15:00
Vehicles
2
Lorry and LDV 400 Series
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.77161, longitude -4.22586, 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 West, South Lanarkshire, G79 1AA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200397QA02012
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 November 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

  • Vehicle 2: LDV 400 Series

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 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 200397QA02012 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 2003.