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Serious A90 crash in Aberdeen City on 8 August 2018 at 19:45 involving a Volkswagen Crafter van

A Volkswagen Crafter van and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A90 in Aberdeen City at 19:45 on Wednesday 8 August 2018. The 40-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Aug 2018
Wednesday, 19:45
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Crafter and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.17886, longitude -2.152, in the AB22 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone, Aberdeen City, AB21 9NP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeen City

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018921800393
Council area
Aberdeen City
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
90
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
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, 12 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 July 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Crafter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    2,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2018921800393 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.