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Serious B846 crash in Perth and Kinross on 16 February 1982 at 11:40 involving a van

A van and a minibus were involved in a crash on the B846 in Perth and Kinross at 11:40 on Tuesday 16 February 1982. The 46-year-old male driver of the minibus was seriously injured and the 43-year-old male driver of the van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Feb 1982
Tuesday, 11:40
Vehicles
2
Van and minibus
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.6169, longitude -3.93421, in the PH15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Perth and Kinross

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19829382W0219
Council area
Perth and Kinross
Police force
Tayside

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
846
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

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
Fog or mist
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 35 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 August 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

  • Vehicle 2: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

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 19829382W0219 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Perth and Kinross road accident statistics for 1982.