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A80 crash in North Lanarkshire on 24 November 2015 at 06:50 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Mini Cooper were involved in a crash on the A80 in North Lanarkshire at 06:50 on Tuesday 24 November 2015. The 52-year-old female driver of the Mini Cooper and the 50-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Nov 2015
Tuesday, 06:50
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Mini Cooper
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.90225, longitude -4.09774, in the G69 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead, North Lanarkshire, G69 9NB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201597NC02511
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
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
752

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
18%
Estimated chance it was slight
82%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 September 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mini Cooper)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 201597NC02511 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.