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Serious unclassified road crash in South Lanarkshire G75 on 23 September 2025 at 12:00 involving a Vauxhall Zafira

A Vauxhall Zafira and a car were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in South Lanarkshire at 12:00 on Tuesday 23 September 2025. The 91-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Zafira was seriously 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
Serious
Date
23 Sep 2025
Tuesday, 12:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Zafira and car
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.74526, longitude -4.16718, 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 South, South Lanarkshire, G75 0RS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991645455
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
Stop sign
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

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 67 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 March 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    91 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Towing and articulation
    Double or multiple trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 91, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2025991645455 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 2025.