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Serious B9010 crash in Moray on 12 August 2001 at 19:50 involving a Skoda Octavia taxi

A Skoda Octavia taxi and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B9010 in Moray at 19:50 on Sunday 12 August 2001. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Aug 2001
Sunday, 19:50
Vehicles
2
Skoda Octavia and motorcycle
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.64461, longitude -3.32929, in the IV30 postcode district and within the built-up area of Elgin.

Map of where the crash happened in Moray

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001920103288
Council area
Moray
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
9010
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

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, 112 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 August 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    53 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 125cc

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

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

  • Casualty 4: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 2001920103288 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Moray road accident statistics for 2001.