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A97 crash in Aberdeenshire on 31 May 2004 at 18:10 involving a Renault Laguna

A Renault Laguna, a Rover 400 Series and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A97 in Aberdeenshire at 18:10 on Monday 31 May 2004. The 26-year-old female driver of the Renault Laguna, a 31-year-old male passenger in the Renault Laguna and a 49-year-old female passenger in the Rover 400 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 May 2004
Monday, 18:10
Vehicles
3
Renault Laguna and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.44089, longitude -2.76295, in the AB54 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004920401720
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
97
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
96

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
37%
Estimated chance it was slight
63%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 September 1988.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,783 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,589 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

    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 2004920401720 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Aberdeenshire road accident statistics for 2004.