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Serious A941 crash in Moray on 14 May 2018 at 15:40 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane, a car and a Mercedes ML Class were involved in a crash on the A941 in Moray at 15:40 on Monday 14 May 2018. The 49-year-old male driver of the Renault Megane and the 53-year-old male driver of the car were seriously injured and the 50-year-old female driver of the Mercedes ML Class was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 May 2018
Monday, 15:40
Vehicles
3
Renault Megane and 2 others
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.60699, longitude -3.2905, in the IV30 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Moray

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018921800321
Council area
Moray
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
941
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 July 2014.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes ML Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,987 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes ML Class)

    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 2018921800321 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Moray road accident statistics for 2018.