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Serious A9 crash in Perth and Kinross on 20 August 2017 at 13:23 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A car, a Vauxhall Astra and a Citroen C3 were involved in a crash on the A9 in Perth and Kinross at 13:23 on Sunday 20 August 2017. The 46-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra, a 47-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra and the 75-year-old male driver of the car were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Aug 2017
Sunday, 13:23
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Astra and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.60644, longitude -3.62642, in the PH9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Perth and Kinross

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017930000334
Council area
Perth and Kinross
Police force
Tayside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
9
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
Dry

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, 26 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 September 2007.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    75 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Caravan
    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
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen C3

    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
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    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 2017930000334 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Perth and Kinross road accident statistics for 2017.