B9070 crash in Aberdeenshire on 6 May 2002 at 13:45 involving a Citroen ZX
Two motorcycles, a Citroen ZX and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the B9070 in Aberdeenshire at 13:45 on Monday 6 May 2002. The 44-year-old female rider of vehicle 1 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
- 6 May 2002
- Monday, 13:45
- Vehicles
- 4
- Citroen ZX and 3 others
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.32415, longitude -2.34371, in the AB51 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeenshire
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2002920201440
- Council area
- Aberdeenshire
- Police force
- Grampian
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 9070
- 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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 April 2002.
Slight
Rover 400 Series crash on the B9170 in Aberdeenshire, 11 April 2002
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Slight
MG Metro crash on the B9170 in Aberdeenshire, 15 June 1998
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Serious
Audi A4 crash on the B9170 in Aberdeenshire, 1 November 2025
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Serious
Car crash on the B9170 in Aberdeenshire, 5 December 1981
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Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B9170 in Aberdeenshire, 6 October 2004
224 m awayRef 2004920403037
Serious
Mercedes ML Class crash on the B9170 in Aberdeenshire, 25 February 2016
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Vehicles involved (4)
Vehicle 1: Motorcycle
Motorcycle over 125cc
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 44 years
Vehicle 2: Motorcycle
Motorcycle over 125cc
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 44 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,000 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
Vehicle 3: Citroen ZX
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 53 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,905 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
Vehicle 4: Scania
Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over
- Towing and articulation
- Articulated vehicle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 50 years
- Engine capacity
- 11,021 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Rider
SlightFemale, aged 44, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (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 2002920201440 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Aberdeenshire road accident statistics for 2002.