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C road crash in Dundee City DD3 on 21 August 1996 at 07:00 involving a Renault 5

A Renault 5, a Peugeot 305 and a minibus were involved in a crash on a C road in Dundee City at 07:00 on Wednesday 21 August 1996. All four casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Aug 1996
Wednesday, 07:00
Vehicles
3
Renault 5 and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.49573, longitude -3.01512, in the DD3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dundee.

Map of where the crash happened in Dundee City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199693963980C
Council area
Dundee City
Police force
Tayside

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 12 June 1986.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 305

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199693963980C in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dundee City road accident statistics for 1996.