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Fatal A92 crash in Angus on 14 December 2008 at 22:20 involving a Vauxhall Meriva

A car and a Vauxhall Meriva were involved in a crash on the A92 in Angus at 22:20 on Sunday 14 December 2008. The 69-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Meriva and a 68-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Meriva were killed and two other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Dec 2008
Sunday, 22:20
Vehicles
2
Car and Vauxhall Meriva
Casualties
4
2 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.67103, longitude -2.50859, in the DD10 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Angus

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008930004879
Council area
Angus
Police force
Tayside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
92
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 50 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 February 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Meriva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Meriva)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    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 2008930004879 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 2008.