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A978 crash in Aberdeen City on 4 March 2016 at 09:00 involving a Kia Picanto

Four vehicles, including a Kia Picanto and an Audi A3, were involved in a crash on the A978 in Aberdeen City at 09:00 on Friday 4 March 2016. The 34-year-old female driver of the Kia Picanto was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Mar 2016
Friday, 09:00
Vehicles
4
Kia Picanto and 3 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.15359, longitude -2.12536, in the AB25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberdeen. It is one of the crashes that make up the Midstocket/Rosemount, Aberdeen City, AB25 3SJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeen City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016921600267
Council area
Aberdeen City
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
978
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
Dry

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 September 2020.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Picanto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    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
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Audi Q5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Picanto)

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 2016921600267 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 2016.