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B979 crash in Aberdeen City on 29 January 2018 at 07:58 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Citroen DS3 were involved in a crash on the B979 in Aberdeen City at 07:58 on Monday 29 January 2018. The 35-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Polo and the 55-year-old female driver of the Citroen DS3 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Jan 2018
Monday, 07:58
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Citroen DS3
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.11608, longitude -2.28277, in the AB14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeen City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018921800062
Council area
Aberdeen City
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
979
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
29%
Estimated chance it was slight
71%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 81 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 May 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South 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
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,422 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen DS3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen DS3)

    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 2018921800062 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Aberdeen City road accident statistics for 2018.