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Serious A90 crash in Aberdeenshire on 6 August 2017 at 13:20 involving an Audi A5

Four vehicles, including an Audi A5 and a Ford Focus, were involved in a crash on the A90 in Aberdeenshire at 13:20 on Sunday 6 August 2017. The 23-year-old male driver of the Audi A5 was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Aug 2017
Sunday, 13:20
Vehicles
4
Audi A5 and 3 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.06497, longitude -2.1386, in the AB12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Portlethen. It is one of the crashes that make up the North Kincardine, Aberdeenshire, AB12 4NY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017921700592
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
90
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

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, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 December 2012.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A5)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2017921700592 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 2017.