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Serious A917 crash in Fife on 5 March 2002 at 12:10 involving a Proton Persona

A Proton Persona, a Ford Escort and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on the A917 in Fife at 12:10 on Tuesday 5 March 2002. The 21-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort was seriously injured and a 75-year-old male passenger in the Proton Persona and the 49-year-old male driver of the Proton Persona were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Mar 2002
Tuesday, 12:10
Vehicles
3
Proton Persona and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.07326, longitude -3.45961, in the KY12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dunfermline. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dunfermline Central, Fife, KY12 7EF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002940200958
Council area
Fife
Police force
Fife
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
917
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 May 2005.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Proton Persona

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,468 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    5,480 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Proton Persona)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Proton Persona)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

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 2002940200958 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 2002.