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Serious B977 crash in Aberdeenshire on 6 December 1998 at 15:45 involving a Land Rover Discovery

A Land Rover Discovery crashed on the B977 in Aberdeenshire at 15:45 on Sunday 6 December 1998. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Dec 1998
Sunday, 15:45
Vehicles
1
Land Rover Discovery
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.0937, longitude -2.47196, in the AB31 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998929805230
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 11 May 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Discovery)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Discovery)

    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 1998929805230 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.