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A724 crash in South Lanarkshire on 10 October 2008 at 18:00 involving a Renault Espace

A Renault Espace hit two pedestrians on the A724 in South Lanarkshire at 18:00 on Friday 10 October 2008. An 11-year-old female pedestrian and a 39-year-old female pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Oct 2008
Friday, 18:00
Vehicles
1
Renault Espace
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.77825, longitude -4.05082, in the ML3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hamilton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hamilton North and East, South Lanarkshire, ML3 0DF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200897QB03210
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
724
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
31%
Estimated chance it was slight
69%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 November 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Espace

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, hit by vehicle 1 (Renault Espace)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, hit by vehicle 1 (Renault Espace)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 200897QB03210 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 2008.