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B7011 crash in South Lanarkshire on 29 January 2020 at 13:45 involving a Kia Picanto

A Kia Picanto and a Skoda Octavia taxi were involved in a crash on the B7011 in South Lanarkshire at 13:45 on Wednesday 29 January 2020. A 65-year-old male passenger in the Skoda Octavia taxi and a 63-year-old female passenger in the Skoda Octavia taxi were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Jan 2020
Wednesday, 13:45
Vehicles
2
Kia Picanto and Skoda Octavia
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.75964, longitude -3.86183, in the ML8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clydesdale West, South Lanarkshire, ML2 9PS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990924852
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
7011
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
73

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 March 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Picanto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2020990924852 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 2020.