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M74 crash in South Lanarkshire on 26 October 2025 at 02:00 involving a BMW 1 Series

A BMW 1 Series and a Nissan Leaf were involved in a crash on the M74 in South Lanarkshire at 02:00 on Sunday 26 October 2025. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Oct 2025
Sunday, 02:00
Vehicles
2
BMW 1 Series and Nissan Leaf
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.81487, longitude -4.06406, in the G71 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bothwell. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bothwell and Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, G71 8HN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991661917
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
74
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 November 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Leaf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Leaf)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Leaf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Leaf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Leaf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Leaf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2025991661917 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.