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Serious A90 crash in Angus on 12 June 1998 at 07:20 involving a Volkswagen Caravelle minibus

A Volkswagen Caravelle minibus and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A90 in Angus at 07:20 on Friday 12 June 1998. There were four casualties: three people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Jun 1998
Friday, 07:20
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Caravelle and Ford Transit
Casualties
4
3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.75548, longitude -2.57728, in the DD10 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Angus

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199893982483E
Council area
Angus
Police force
Tayside

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
90
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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, 123 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 February 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Caravelle

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,459 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Caravelle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Caravelle)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Caravelle)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 54, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Caravelle)

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 199893982483E in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Angus road accident statistics for 1998.