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Fatal unclassified road crash in Aberdeenshire AB41 on 2 December 2016 at 18:15 involving an Audi A3

An Audi A3 crashed on an unclassified road in Aberdeenshire at 18:15 on Friday 2 December 2016. A 14-year-old female passenger was killed and a 12-year-old female passenger and the 43-year-old male driver were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Dec 2016
Friday, 18:15
Vehicles
1
Audi A3
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.41266, longitude -2.11359, in the AB41 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016921601076
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine 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, 27 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 February 1991.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A3)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A3)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A3)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2016921601076 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Aberdeenshire road accident statistics for 2016.