B985 crash in Aberdeen City on 19 January 2001 at 17:18 involving a Renault Clio
A Renault Clio hit a pedestrian on the B985 in Aberdeen City at 17:18 on Friday 19 January 2001. A 27-year-old male pedestrian was slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 19 Jan 2001
- Friday, 17:18
- Vehicles
- 1
- Renault Clio
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.14851, longitude -2.09913, in the AB10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberdeen. It is one of the crashes that make up the George St/Harbour, Aberdeen City, AB10 1LB area accident hotspot.
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2001920100322
- Council area
- Aberdeen City
- Police force
- Grampian
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 985
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Dark, street lights lit
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
- Carriageway hazards
- Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 October 1984.
Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Aberdeen City, 25 October 1984
At the same spotRef 1984928406879
Slight
Leyland crash on an unclassified road in Aberdeen City, 8 January 1991
At the same spotRef 1991929100320
Fatal
Car crash on an unclassified road in Aberdeen City, 14 December 1984
At the same spotRef 1984928408394
Slight
Bus crash on an unclassified road in Aberdeen City, 2 February 1988
At the same spotRef 1988928800818
Fatal
Lorry crash on the B985 in Aberdeen City, 9 February 1983
At the same spotRef 1983928300907
Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Aberdeen City, 12 February 1988
At the same spotRef 1988928800986
Vehicles involved (1)
Vehicle 1: Renault Clio
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 49 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,171 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Pedestrian
SlightMale, aged 27, hit by vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)
- Pedestrian location
- Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
- Pedestrian movement
- Crossing from driver's offside
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 2001920100322 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 2001.