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A921 crash in Fife on 18 March 2001 at 07:45 involving a Ford Orion

A Ford Orion and a Fiat Marea were involved in a crash on the A921 in Fife at 07:45 on Sunday 18 March 2001. All five casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Mar 2001
Sunday, 07:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Orion and Fiat Marea
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.05924, longitude -3.29045, in the KY3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Fife

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001940101044
Council area
Fife
Police force
Fife
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
921
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
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 November 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Marea

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Marea)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Marea)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Marea)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Marea)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2001940101044 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Fife road accident statistics for 2001.