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Fatal A956 crash in Aberdeen City on 10 September 2018 at 11:35 involving a lorry

A lorry hit a pedestrian on the A956 in Aberdeen City at 11:35 on Monday 10 September 2018. An 83-year-old female pedestrian was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Sep 2018
Monday, 11:35
Vehicles
1
Lorry
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.16707, longitude -2.09675, in the AB24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberdeen. It is one of the crashes that make up the Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, AB24 3UU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeen City

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018921800510
Council area
Aberdeen City
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
956
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 October 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 83, hit by vehicle 1 (Lorry)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing in zig-zag exit lines
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2018921800510 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.