B983 crash in Aberdeen City on 23 November 2015 at 08:27 involving a Mercedes Sprinter minibus
A Mercedes Sprinter minibus and a Mini Countryman were involved in a crash on the B983 in Aberdeen City at 08:27 on Monday 23 November 2015. The 40-year-old female driver of the Mini Countryman was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 23 Nov 2015
- Monday, 08:27
- Vehicles
- 2
- Mercedes Sprinter and Mini Countryman
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.14519, longitude -2.14904, in the AB15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberdeen. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hazlehead/Queens Cross/Countesswells, Aberdeen City, AB15 4AY area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeen City
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2015921501327
- Council area
- Aberdeen City
- Police force
- Grampian
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 983
- 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
- Fine, 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
- 2%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 98%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 April 2016.
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Slight
Ford Escort crash on an unclassified road in Aberdeen City, 7 November 1999
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Slight
Citroen Saxo crash on the A90 in Aberdeen City, 26 July 2010
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Slight
Suzuki Vitara crash on an unclassified road in Aberdeen City, 3 October 2008
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Fatal
HGV crash on the A90 in Aberdeen City, 20 November 2012
33 m awayRef 2012921204191
Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Aberdeen City, 12 March 2008
40 m awayRef 2008920801121
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter
Minibus (8 to 16 seats)
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- 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
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 60 years
Vehicle 2: Mini Countryman
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 40 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mini Countryman)
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 2015921501327 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 2015.