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Fatal A929 crash in Angus on 12 August 1982 at 20:30 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the A929 in Angus at 20:30 on Thursday 12 August 1982. The 79-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 was killed and five other people were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
12 Aug 1982
Thursday, 20:30
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
6
1 killed, 5 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.60169, longitude -2.90557, in the DD8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Angus

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19829382E0854
Council area
Angus
Police force
Tayside

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
929
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
9127

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 3 January 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 19829382E0854 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Angus road accident statistics for 1982.