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Unclassified road crash in Aberdeen City AB24 on 8 May 1998 at 21:05 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and another vehicle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Aberdeen City at 21:05 on Friday 8 May 1998. A 34-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Vauxhall Astra and a 25-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 May 1998
Friday, 21:05
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and other vehicle
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.15116, longitude -2.07767, in the AB24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberdeen.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeen City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998929801980
Council area
Aberdeen City
Police force
Grampian

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 May 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 1998929801980 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 1998.