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A90 crash in Aberdeen City on 16 October 2002 at 19:15 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Mitsubishi Space Star were involved in a crash on the A90 in Aberdeen City at 19:15 on Wednesday 16 October 2002. The 60-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra, the 40-year-old male driver of the Mitsubishi Space Star and a 34-year-old male passenger in the Mitsubishi Space Star were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Oct 2002
Wednesday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Mitsubishi Space Star
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.17111, longitude -2.14351, in the AB16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberdeen. It is one of the crashes that make up the Northfield/Mastrick North, Aberdeen City, AB16 7TD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002920203380
Council area
Aberdeen City
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
90
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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 16 April 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mitsubishi Space Star

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Space Star)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Space Star)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2002920203380 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 2002.