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A92 crash in Angus on 4 August 2011 at 14:30 involving a Volkswagen Sharan taxi

A bicycle and a Volkswagen Sharan taxi were involved in a crash on the A92 in Angus at 14:30 on Thursday 4 August 2011. The 35-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Aug 2011
Thursday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Volkswagen Sharan
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.55812, longitude -2.58468, in the DD11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Arbroath. It is one of the crashes that make up the Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Angus

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2011930002229
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
Estimated chance it was serious
18%
Estimated chance it was slight
82%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 5 August 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Sharan

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

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 2011930002229 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 2011.