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M80 crash in North Lanarkshire on 15 July 2016 at 13:40 involving a BMW 2 Series

A BMW 2 Series and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the M80 in North Lanarkshire at 13:40 on Friday 15 July 2016. The 26-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus and a 3-year-old male passenger in the BMW 2 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Jul 2016
Friday, 13:40
Vehicles
2
BMW 2 Series and Ford Focus
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.97456, longitude -3.95387, in the G68 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cumbernauld North, North Lanarkshire, G68 0HQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201697NC70407
Council area
North Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
80
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 February 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 2 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 2 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least 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 201697NC70407 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.