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Fatal A914 crash in Fife on 6 August 2008 at 12:45 involving a Citroen C1

A Citroen C1 and a Volvo S40 were involved in a crash on the A914 in Fife at 12:45 on Wednesday 6 August 2008. The 45-year-old female driver of the Volvo S40 was killed and a 13-year-old female passenger in the Volvo S40 and the 22-year-old male driver of the Citroen C1 were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
6 Aug 2008
Wednesday, 12:45
Vehicles
2
Citroen C1 and Volvo S40
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.28262, longitude -3.05212, in the KY15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Fife

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008940801745
Council area
Fife
Police force
Fife
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
914
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 December 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo S40

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,731 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo S40)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo S40)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

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 2008940801745 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Fife road accident statistics for 2008.