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Fatal A80 crash in North Lanarkshire on 16 March 2009 at 04:28 involving a Renault lorry

A Renault lorry hit a pedestrian on the A80 in North Lanarkshire at 04:28 on Monday 16 March 2009. A 23-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Mar 2009
Monday, 04:28
Vehicles
1
Renault
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.95349, longitude -3.99665, in the G67 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cumbernauld North, North Lanarkshire, G68 0BU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200997NC70303
Council area
North Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
80
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Pedestrian in carriageway, not injured

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 May 2007.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    10,837 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 23, hit by vehicle 1 (Renault)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

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 200997NC70303 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Lanarkshire road accident statistics for 2009.