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Unclassified road crash in North Lanarkshire ML6 on 1 August 2015 at 21:53 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A taxi and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Lanarkshire at 21:53 on Saturday 1 August 2015. The 59-year-old female driver of the taxi was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Aug 2015
Saturday, 21:53
Vehicles
2
Taxi and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.86603, longitude -3.98142, in the ML6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Airdrie. It is one of the crashes that make up the Airdrie Central, North Lanarkshire, ML6 0BT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201597NA00808
Council area
North Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 March 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Taxi)

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 201597NA00808 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 2015.