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Fatal A90 crash in Perth and Kinross on 25 July 2003 at 15:30 involving a Peugeot 406

A Peugeot 406 and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the A90 in Perth and Kinross at 15:30 on Friday 25 July 2003. The 24-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 406 and a 21-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 406 were killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Jul 2003
Friday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 406 and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.44298, longitude -3.19377, in the PH14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Perth and Kinross

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003930003249
Council area
Perth and Kinross
Police force
Tayside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
90
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 25 August 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 406

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,761 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 406)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 406)

    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 2003930003249 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 2003.