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Unclassified road crash in South Lanarkshire G75 on 10 March 2022 at 10:30 involving a Mercedes Gle Class

A Mercedes Gle Class and a van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in South Lanarkshire at 10:30 on Thursday 10 March 2022. A 27-year-old male passenger in the van, the 50-year-old male driver of the van and the 78-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Gle Class were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Mar 2022
Thursday, 10:30
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Gle Class and van
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.75429, longitude -4.2302, in the G75 postcode district and within the built-up area of East Kilbride. It is one of the crashes that make up the East Kilbride West, South Lanarkshire, G75 8GF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022991152397
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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, 7 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 July 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Gle Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Gle Class)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2022991152397 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 2022.