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B978 crash in Angus on 26 October 2005 at 14:15 involving a Nissan X-Trail

A Nissan X-Trail and a car were involved in a crash on the B978 in Angus at 14:15 on Wednesday 26 October 2005. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Oct 2005
Wednesday, 14:15
Vehicles
2
Nissan X-Trail and car
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.57933, longitude -2.80786, in the DD8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Angus

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005930003937
Council area
Angus
Police force
Tayside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
978
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
9127

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
50%
Estimated chance it was slight
50%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 September 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan X-Trail

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    2,184 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan X-Trail)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

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

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan X-Trail)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan X-Trail)

    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 2005930003937 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Angus road accident statistics for 2005.