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Fatal A912 crash in Fife on 4 November 2008 at 16:02 involving a Nissan Note

A Nissan Note and a Mazda 3 were involved in a crash on the A912 in Fife at 16:02 on Tuesday 4 November 2008. A 3-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Note was killed and four other people were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Nov 2008
Tuesday, 16:02
Vehicles
2
Nissan Note and Mazda 3
Casualties
5
1 killed, 4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.23969, longitude -3.17098, 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
2008940802477
Council area
Fife
Police force
Fife
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
912
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 September 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Note

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Note)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Note)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Note)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 3)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 3)

    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 2008940802477 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.