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A944 crash in Aberdeenshire on 22 March 2005 at 17:10 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a car were involved in a crash on the A944 in Aberdeenshire at 17:10 on Tuesday 22 March 2005. The 48-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Golf, the 38-year-old male driver of the car and a 3-year-old female passenger in the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Mar 2005
Tuesday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and car
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.17275, longitude -2.41408, in the AB32 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005920501092
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
944
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
30%
Estimated chance it was slight
70%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 April 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    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 2005920501092 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 2005.