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M73 crash in North Lanarkshire on 20 July 2024 at 19:15 involving an Audi A6

An Audi A6, a Porsche Cayenne and a Ford Tourneo minibus were involved in a crash on the M73 in North Lanarkshire at 19:15 on Saturday 20 July 2024. The 51-year-old male driver of the Audi A6 was 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
20 Jul 2024
Saturday, 19:15
Vehicles
3
Audi A6 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.88539, longitude -4.08068, in the G69 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn, North Lanarkshire, G69 8DE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024991470399
Council area
North Lanarkshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
73
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

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, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 December 2018.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Porsche Cayenne

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    2,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Tourneo

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    49 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A6)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

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 2024991470399 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 2024.