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A89 crash in North Lanarkshire on 18 September 2016 at 21:20 involving a Ford Kuga

A Ford Kuga and a Suzuki Swift were involved in a crash on the A89 in North Lanarkshire at 21:20 on Sunday 18 September 2016. A 78-year-old female passenger in the Suzuki Swift was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Sep 2016
Sunday, 21:20
Vehicles
2
Ford Kuga and Suzuki Swift
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.86019, longitude -4.01584, in the ML5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Coatbridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Airdrie Central, North Lanarkshire, ML5 3RT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201697NA02609
Council area
North Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
89
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 34 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 May 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Kuga

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Swift)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

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 201697NA02609 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 2016.