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A977 crash in Perth and Kinross on 12 July 2008 at 16:45 involving a motorcycle

Two motorcycles were involved in a crash on the A977 in Perth and Kinross at 16:45 on Saturday 12 July 2008. The 43-year-old male rider of vehicle 1 and the 54-year-old male rider of vehicle 2 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
12 Jul 2008
Saturday, 16:45
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and another
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.19296, longitude -3.52588, in the KY13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Perth and Kinross

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008930003234
Council area
Perth and Kinross
Police force
Tayside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
977
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
Unclassified

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
55%
Estimated chance it was slight
45%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a fatal crash on 23 December 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 2008930003234 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 2008.