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B981 crash in Fife on 6 June 2019 at 19:20 involving a Kia Picanto

A Kia Picanto, a Ford Transit Connect van and a Vauxhall Grandland were involved in a crash on the B981 in Fife at 19:20 on Thursday 6 June 2019. The 34-year-old male driver of the Kia Picanto and a 4-year-old female passenger in the Kia Picanto were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jun 2019
Thursday, 19:20
Vehicles
3
Kia Picanto and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.12373, longitude -3.31589, in the KY5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lochgelly. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty, Fife, KY5 9NN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Fife

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019940027819
Council area
Fife
Police force
Fife
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
981
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
21%
Estimated chance it was slight
79%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 15 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 May 1982.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Picanto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit Connect

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Grandland

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Picanto)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Picanto)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most 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 2019940027819 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 2019.