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Serious A914 crash in Fife on 26 February 2016 at 18:30 involving a Volkswagen Tiguan

A Volkswagen Tiguan and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on the A914 in Fife at 18:30 on Friday 26 February 2016. There were nine casualties: one person was seriously injured and eight were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Feb 2016
Friday, 18:30
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Tiguan and Ford Transit
Casualties
9
1 seriously injured, 8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.29099, longitude -3.04264, in the KY15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Fife

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016941600178
Council area
Fife
Police force
Fife
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
914
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 29 January 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Tiguan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Tiguan)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most 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 2016941600178 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Fife road accident statistics for 2016.