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A972 crash in Dundee City on 3 February 2015 at 18:00 involving a Toyota Aygo

A Toyota Aygo and a car were involved in a crash on the A972 in Dundee City at 18:00 on Tuesday 3 February 2015. The 47-year-old female driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a snow-covered dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Feb 2015
Tuesday, 18:00
Vehicles
2
Toyota Aygo and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.48062, longitude -2.90847, 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 8PS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dundee City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015930000139
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
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

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, 29 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 September 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Aygo

    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    82 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    47 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 2015930000139 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 2015.