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Fatal A94 crash in Angus on 22 January 1992 at 22:50 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova and a Mercedes 300 were involved in a crash on the A94 in Angus at 22:50 on Wednesday 22 January 1992. An 18-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Nova was killed and four other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Jan 1992
Wednesday, 22:50
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Nova and Mercedes 300
Casualties
5
1 killed, 4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.73698, longitude -2.68161, in the DD9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Angus

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199293920518E
Council area
Angus
Police force
Tayside

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
94
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 June 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes 300

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 300)

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 199293920518E 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 1992.