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A956 crash in Aberdeen City on 21 December 2012 at 19:00 involving a Mazda 5

A Mazda 5 and a car were involved in a crash on the A956 in Aberdeen City at 19:00 on Friday 21 December 2012. A 29-year-old female passenger in the Mazda 5, a 6-year-old male passenger in the Mazda 5 and the 28-year-old male driver of the Mazda 5 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet road with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Dec 2012
Friday, 19:00
Vehicles
2
Mazda 5 and car
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.10917, longitude -2.09158, in the AB12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberdeen.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeen City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012921204763
Council area
Aberdeen City
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
956
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Auto traffic signal, out
Carriageway hazards
Defective traffic signals

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 August 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    80 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 5)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 5)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 5)

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 2012921204763 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.