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Serious A822 crash in Perth and Kinross on 20 July 1998 at 13:35 involving a Renault Espace

A Renault Espace and an Austin Metro were involved in a crash on the A822 in Perth and Kinross at 13:35 on Monday 20 July 1998. A 51-year-old female passenger in the Austin Metro was seriously injured and the 49-year-old male driver of the Renault Espace and the 52-year-old male driver of the Austin Metro were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet one-way street or slip road with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Jul 1998
Monday, 13:35
Vehicles
2
Renault Espace and Austin Metro
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.39327, longitude -3.80783, in the PH7 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199893983046W
Council area
Perth and Kinross
Police force
Tayside

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
822
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 7 June 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Espace

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Espace)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

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 199893983046W in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Perth and Kinross road accident statistics for 1998.