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Serious B957 crash in Angus on 6 December 2017 at 16:20 involving a Vauxhall Adam

A Vauxhall Adam and a Renault Trafic van were involved in a crash on the B957 in Angus at 16:20 on Wednesday 6 December 2017. The 87-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Adam and the 47-year-old male driver of the Renault Trafic van were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Dec 2017
Wednesday, 16:20
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Adam and Renault Trafic
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.68321, longitude -2.95699, in the DD8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Angus

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201793STS0075
Council area
Angus
Police force
Tayside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
957
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, 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, 34 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 February 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Adam

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    87 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Trafic

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 87, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Adam)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 47, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 201793STS0075 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Angus road accident statistics for 2017.