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B761 crash in South Lanarkshire on 9 July 2020 at 09:10 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Vauxhall Agila were involved in a crash on the B761 in South Lanarkshire at 09:10 on Thursday 9 July 2020. The 69-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Agila, the 47-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and a 39-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Jul 2020
Thursday, 09:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Agila
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.76724, longitude -4.18677, in the G74 postcode district and within the built-up area of East Kilbride. It is one of the crashes that make up the East Kilbride Central North, South Lanarkshire, G74 4AD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990975915
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
761
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, 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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 December 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Agila

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Agila)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2020990975915 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.