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A85 crash in Dundee City on 6 January 2002 at 18:40 involving a Fiat Panda

A Fiat Panda and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the A85 in Dundee City at 18:40 on Sunday 6 January 2002. The 50-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra, a 20-year-old female passenger in the Fiat Panda and a 41-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Vectra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jan 2002
Sunday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Fiat Panda and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.45843, longitude -2.96707, in the DD1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dundee. It is one of the crashes that make up the Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002930000309
Council area
Dundee City
Police force
Tayside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
85
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
991

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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 7 December 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Panda

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,799 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Panda)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    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 2002930000309 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dundee City road accident statistics for 2002.