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Unclassified road crash in Aberdeen City AB11 on 31 August 2000 at 17:00 involving a Ford Cougar

A Ford Cougar and an Aprilia motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Aberdeen City at 17:00 on Thursday 31 August 2000. The 16-year-old male rider of the Aprilia motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Aug 2000
Thursday, 17:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Cougar and Aprilia
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.13505, longitude -2.08918, in the AB11 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
2000920003271
Council area
Aberdeen City
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 2 August 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Cougar

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Aprilia

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Aprilia)

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 2000920003271 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 2000.