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Fatal A941 crash in Moray on 20 August 1990 at 00:15 involving an Opel Kadett

An Opel Kadett and a Mercedes lorry were involved in a crash on the A941 in Moray at 00:15 on Monday 20 August 1990. The 21-year-old male driver of the Opel Kadett was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Aug 1990
Monday, 00:15
Vehicles
2
Opel Kadett and Mercedes
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.58214, longitude -3.28101, in the IV30 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Moray

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990929005358
Council area
Moray
Police force
Grampian

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
941
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 February 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Opel Kadett

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    10,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    15,078 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Opel Kadett)

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 1990929005358 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Moray road accident statistics for 1990.