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A726 crash in South Lanarkshire on 12 April 2005 at 17:20 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A726 in South Lanarkshire at 17:20 on Tuesday 12 April 2005. The 24-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and the 52-year-old female driver of the Fiat Punto were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Apr 2005
Tuesday, 17:20
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.76549, longitude -4.21148, 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 South, South Lanarkshire, G75 8LL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200597QA02104
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
726
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 October 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    973 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Punto)

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 200597QA02104 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 2005.