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Fatal A90 crash in Aberdeen City on 13 December 1997 at 23:45 involving a Vauxhall Calibra

A Vauxhall Calibra and a taxi were involved in a crash on the A90 in Aberdeen City at 23:45 on Saturday 13 December 1997. The 25-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Calibra was killed, one other person was seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 Dec 1997
Saturday, 23:45
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Calibra and taxi
Casualties
4
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.18163, longitude -2.14886, in the AB22 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeen City

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997929706391
Council area
Aberdeen City
Police force
Grampian

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
90
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, 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 4 February 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Calibra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Calibra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 54, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Taxi)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Taxi)

    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 1997929706391 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Aberdeen City road accident statistics for 1997.