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Fatal A90 crash in Angus on 21 August 2015 at 02:23 involving an Audi A6

An Audi A6 and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A90 in Angus at 02:23 on Friday 21 August 2015. A 34-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Audi A6 was killed.

It happened after dark in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Aug 2015
Friday, 02:23
Vehicles
2
Audi A6 and lorry
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.76541, longitude -2.62938, in the DD9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Angus

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015930000436
Council area
Angus
Police force
Tayside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
90
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Raining with 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, 128 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 February 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 34, hit by vehicle 1 (Audi A6)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 2015930000436 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 2015.