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Serious A977 crash in Perth and Kinross on 26 July 1997 at 13:55 involving a Rover SD1

A Rover SD1 and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A977 in Perth and Kinross at 13:55 on Saturday 26 July 1997. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Jul 1997
Saturday, 13:55
Vehicles
2
Rover SD1 and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.15405, longitude -3.62752, in the FK14 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199793973449W
Council area
Perth and Kinross
Police force
Tayside

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
977
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Raining, 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 10 September 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover SD1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover SD1)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 2, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover SD1)

    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 199793973449W 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 1997.