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Fatal unclassified road crash in Aberdeen City AB23 on 27 August 2012 at 14:08 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Aberdeen City at 14:08 on Monday 27 August 2012. The 47-year-old female driver of the BMW 3 Series was killed and the 24-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf and a 26-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Golf were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 Aug 2012
Monday, 14:08
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.17332, longitude -2.07935, in the AB23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bridge of Don, Aberdeen City, AB23 8DX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeen City

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012921202995
Council area
Aberdeen City
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 12 May 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    3,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

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 2012921202995 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Aberdeen City road accident statistics for 2012.