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A743 crash in South Lanarkshire on 22 November 2016 at 07:50 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta, a Land Rover Discovery and a Kia Sorento were involved in a crash on the A743 in South Lanarkshire at 07:50 on Tuesday 22 November 2016. The 58-year-old female driver of the Land Rover Discovery and the 23-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Nov 2016
Tuesday, 07:50
Vehicles
3
Ford Fiesta and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.68869, longitude -3.71146, in the ML11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201697QC02511
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
743
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
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
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 44 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 October 2010.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    2,720 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Kia Sorento

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 201697QC02511 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 2016.