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A9 crash in Perth and Kinross on 10 August 2002 at 15:00 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Volvo 850 were involved in a crash on the A9 in Perth and Kinross at 15:00 on Saturday 10 August 2002. A 63-year-old female passenger in the Volvo 850 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Aug 2002
Saturday, 15:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Volvo 850
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.41941, longitude -3.46539, in the PH1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Perth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Perth City North, Perth and Kinross, PH1 3WU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002930005227
Council area
Perth and Kinross
Police force
Tayside
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
9
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
9

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 serious injury crash on 20 September 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 850

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    2,435 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 850)

    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 2002930005227 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Perth and Kinross road accident statistics for 2002.