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Serious A9 crash in Perth and Kinross on 1 January 1991 at 14:20 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra, two cars and a Ford Escort van were involved in a crash on the A9 in Perth and Kinross at 14:20 on Tuesday 1 January 1991. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Jan 1991
Tuesday, 14:20
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Astra and 3 others
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.6239, longitude -3.63465, in the PH9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Perth and Kinross

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199193910007W
Council area
Perth and Kinross
Police force
Tayside

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
9
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
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 92 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 October 2017.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,608 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    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 199193910007W 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 1991.