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Fatal A96 crash in Aberdeen City on 9 November 2019 at 19:55 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a Nissan Pixo were involved in a crash on the A96 in Aberdeen City at 19:55 on Saturday 9 November 2019. A 70-year-old male pedestrian hit by the BMW 3 Series was killed, one other person was seriously injured and two were slightly injured. One of the others was a pedestrian.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Nov 2019
Saturday, 19:55
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and Nissan Pixo
Casualties
4
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.17699, longitude -2.17418, in the AB21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberdeen. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone, Aberdeen City, AB21 9LZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeen City

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019920898721
Council area
Aberdeen City
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
96
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 29 metres away, was a fatal crash on 22 September 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Pixo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Pixo)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 70, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2019920898721 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 2019.