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B783 crash in South Lanarkshire on 23 October 2011 at 22:20 involving a Citroen Berlingo

A Citroen Berlingo and a Skoda Octavia were involved in a crash on the B783 in South Lanarkshire at 22:20 on Sunday 23 October 2011. A 23-year-old male passenger in the Citroen Berlingo, the 47-year-old male driver of the Citroen Berlingo and the 53-year-old male driver of the Skoda Octavia were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Oct 2011
Sunday, 22:20
Vehicles
2
Citroen Berlingo and Skoda Octavia
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.77337, longitude -4.17254, 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 North, South Lanarkshire, G74 4AD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201197QA03410
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
783
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
28%
Estimated chance it was slight
72%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 May 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Berlingo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Berlingo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Berlingo)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

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 201197QA03410 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 2011.