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Serious B9098 crash in Perth and Kinross on 6 August 1997 at 19:55 involving a Case IH

A bicycle and a Case IH were involved in a crash on the B9098 in Perth and Kinross at 19:55 on Wednesday 6 August 1997. The 18-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Aug 1997
Wednesday, 19:55
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Case IH
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.50666, longitude -3.45249, in the PH1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Perth and Kinross

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199793973579W
Council area
Perth and Kinross
Police force
Tayside

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
9098
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 283 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 May 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 2: Case IH

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

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 199793973579W 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.