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Fatal A98 crash in Moray on 16 October 2016 at 11:30 involving a Rover 75

A Rover 75 and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the A98 in Moray at 11:30 on Sunday 16 October 2016. The 77-year-old male driver of the Rover 75 was killed and the 50-year-old male driver of the Renault Megane and a 73-year-old female passenger in the Rover 75 were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Oct 2016
Sunday, 11:30
Vehicles
2
Rover 75 and Renault Megane
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.68473, longitude -2.88478, in the AB56 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Moray

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016921600925
Council area
Moray
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
98
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no 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, 44 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 March 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 75

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    1,951 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 75)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 75)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

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 2016921600925 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Moray road accident statistics for 2016.