A90 crash in Angus on 23 November 2005 at 08:40 involving a Renault Laguna
Eight vehicles, including a Renault Laguna and a Vauxhall Vectra, were involved in a crash on the A90 in Angus at 08:40 on Wednesday 23 November 2005. The 43-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Vectra was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 23 Nov 2005
- Wednesday, 08:40
- Vehicles
- 8
- Renault Laguna and 7 others
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.62976, longitude -2.92076, 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
- 2005930004383
- Council area
- Angus
- 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
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 3%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 97%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 32 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 March 2002.
Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A90 in Angus, 4 March 2002
32 m awayRef 2002930002593
Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the A929 in Angus, 4 January 1991
36 m awayRef 199193910221E
Slight
Rover 25 crash on the A90 in Angus, 3 February 2011
50 m awayRef 2011930000342
Slight
Car crash on the A90 in Angus, 8 January 2010
54 m awayRef 2010930000277
Serious
DAF Trucks crash on the A90 in Angus, 21 December 2010
76 m awayRef 2010930000165
Serious
Nissan Sunny crash on the A90 in Angus, 19 December 2004
108 m awayRef 2004930005376
Vehicles involved (8)
Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver age
- 31 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,948 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 10 years
Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 43 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,994 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
Vehicle 3: Rover 200 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 26 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,769 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
Vehicle 4: Renault Clio
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 24 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,149 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Vehicle 5: Ford Fiesta
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 33 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,299 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
Vehicle 6: Vauxhall Astra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 50 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,686 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
Vehicle 7: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 21 years
Vehicle 8: Peugeot 206
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 25 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,997 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)
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 2005930004383 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.