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Serious B978 crash in Angus on 31 May 2019 at 14:30 involving a Toyota Verso

A Toyota Verso and a Kia Picanto were involved in a crash on the B978 in Angus at 14:30 on Friday 31 May 2019. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
31 May 2019
Friday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Toyota Verso and Kia Picanto
Casualties
5
2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.57932, longitude -2.80775, in the DD8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Angus

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019930000150
Council area
Angus
Police force
Tayside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
978
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
9127

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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 August 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Verso

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,329 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Picanto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Verso)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Verso)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Verso)

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

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Picanto)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Picanto)

    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 2019930000150 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Angus road accident statistics for 2019.