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Serious B944 crash in Aberdeen City on 4 December 2001 at 16:40 involving a Derbi GPR 50 motorcycle

A Derbi GPR 50 motorcycle and a Volvo 740 were involved in a crash on the B944 in Aberdeen City at 16:40 on Tuesday 4 December 2001. The 16-year-old male rider of the Derbi GPR 50 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Dec 2001
Tuesday, 16:40
Vehicles
2
Derbi GPR 50 and Volvo 740
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.14837, longitude -2.21647, in the AB15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeen City

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001920104142
Council area
Aberdeen City
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
944
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 December 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Derbi GPR 50

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Open door of vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 740

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    2,316 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Derbi GPR 50)

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 2001920104142 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.