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M73 crash in South Lanarkshire on 19 March 2003 at 22:00 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta crashed on the M73 in South Lanarkshire at 22:00 on Wednesday 19 March 2003. A 23-year-old male passenger and the 24-year-old male driver were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Mar 2003
Wednesday, 22:00
Vehicles
1
Ford Fiesta
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.83351, longitude -4.09956, in the G71 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Thorniewood, North Lanarkshire, G71 7TR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200397QB71103
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
73
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 December 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

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 200397QB71103 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.