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B847 crash in Perth and Kinross on 7 September 2000 at 07:10 involving a van

A van and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on the B847 in Perth and Kinross at 07:10 on Thursday 7 September 2000. The 57-year-old male driver of the van was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Sep 2000
Thursday, 07:10
Vehicles
2
Van and bus or coach
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.88798, longitude -4.22566, in the PH19 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000930002819
Council area
Perth and Kinross
Police force
Tayside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
847
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1.4 km away, was a slight injury crash on 19 February 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

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 2000930002819 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 2000.