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Fatal A972 crash in Dundee City on 16 October 2010 at 01:30 involving a Citroen Xsara

A Citroen Xsara hit a pedestrian on the A972 in Dundee City at 01:30 on Saturday 16 October 2010. A 16-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Oct 2010
Saturday, 01:30
Vehicles
1
Citroen Xsara
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.47866, longitude -2.94177, in the DD4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dundee. It is one of the crashes that make up the East End, Dundee City, DD4 7RW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dundee City

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010930002920
Council area
Dundee City
Police force
Tayside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
972
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Footbridge or subway

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 September 2019.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    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
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 16, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen Xsara)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 2010930002920 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dundee City road accident statistics for 2010.