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Serious B981 crash in Fife on 16 March 1992 at 16:35 involving a DAF Trucks lorry

A DAF Trucks lorry and a Bedford van were involved in a crash on the B981 in Fife at 16:35 on Monday 16 March 1992. There were eight casualties: one person was seriously injured and seven were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Mar 1992
Monday, 16:35
Vehicles
2
DAF Trucks and Bedford
Casualties
8
1 seriously injured, 7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.02606, longitude -3.40294, in the KY11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Inverkeithing.

Map of where the crash happened in Fife

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199294TD0076B
Council area
Fife
Police force
Fife

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
981
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 November 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bridge (roof)
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bedford

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,979 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (DAF Trucks)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 61, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

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 199294TD0076B in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Fife road accident statistics for 1992.