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Fatal B977 crash in Aberdeenshire on 4 July 1998 at 15:15 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the B977 in Aberdeenshire at 15:15 on Saturday 4 July 1998. The 37-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra was killed, two other people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Jul 1998
Saturday, 15:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Ford Transit
Casualties
6
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.1046, longitude -2.43743, in the AB31 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998929802683
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Police force
Grampian

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
977
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 60 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 June 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 63, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 59, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

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 1998929802683 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Aberdeenshire road accident statistics for 1998.