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Fatal B914 crash in Fife on 23 March 2002 at 07:05 involving a Land Rover Defender van

A Land Rover Defender van and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the B914 in Fife at 07:05 on Saturday 23 March 2002. The 33-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van was killed and three other people were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Mar 2002
Saturday, 07:05
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Defender and Ford Transit
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.11531, longitude -3.5339, in the KY12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Fife

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002940201207
Council area
Fife
Police force
Fife
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
914
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 January 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Defender

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Defender)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 33, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2002940201207 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.