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Fatal A9 crash in Stirling on 30 December 1997 at 22:50 involving a motorcycle

Two motorcycles were involved in a crash on the A9 in Stirling at 22:50 on Tuesday 30 December 1997. The 54-year-old female rider of vehicle 2 was killed, one other person was seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Dec 1997
Tuesday, 22:50
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and another
Casualties
4
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.0792, longitude -3.89754, in the FK7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Stirling

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199796E800053
Council area
Stirling
Police force
Central

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
9
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 95 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 April 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Female, aged 54, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199796E800053 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stirling road accident statistics for 1997.