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Fatal A915 crash in Fife on 11 November 2018 at 08:40 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa crashed on the A915 in Fife at 08:40 on Sunday 11 November 2018. A 17-year-old male passenger and a 17-year-old male passenger were killed and two other people were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Nov 2018
Sunday, 08:40
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
4
2 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.1699, longitude -3.0808, in the KY1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Fife

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018941800612
Council area
Fife
Police force
Fife
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
915
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 February 2024.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018941800612 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Fife road accident statistics for 2018.