Fatal B9077 crash in Aberdeenshire on 8 February 2020 at 13:54 involving a Seat Leon
A Seat Leon and a Renault Captur were involved in a crash on the B9077 in Aberdeenshire at 13:54 on Saturday 8 February 2020. The 67-year-old male driver of the Renault Captur was killed.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Fatal
- Date
- 8 Feb 2020
- Saturday, 13:54
- Vehicles
- 2
- Seat Leon and Renault Captur
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 killed
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.06426, longitude -2.34526, in the AB31 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeenshire
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2020990928374
- Council area
- Aberdeenshire
- Police force
- Police Scotland
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 9077
- 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
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
- Carriageway hazards
- Involvement with previous collision
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 34 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 April 2018.
Serious
Seat Leon crash on the B9077 in Aberdeenshire, 20 April 2018
34 m awayRef 2018921800477
Slight
Ford Orion crash on the B9077 in Aberdeenshire, 25 November 1990
44 m awayRef 1990929007929
Slight
Car crash on the A943 in Aberdeenshire, 6 March 1979
44 m awayRef 1979927901523
Slight
Lorry crash on the A943 in Aberdeenshire, 8 November 1985
44 m awayRef 1985928507774
Serious
Suzuki SV 650 crash on the B9077 in Aberdeenshire, 21 September 2008
550 m awayRef 2008920803686
Serious
Motorcycle crash on the B9077 in Aberdeenshire, 3 July 1992
676 m awayRef 1992929204201
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Seat Leon
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Hit object in carriageway
- Parked vehicle
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 36 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,968 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% least deprived
Vehicle 2: Renault Captur
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- South East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 67 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,461 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% least deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
FatalMale, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Captur)
- Home area deprivation
- 10% 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 2020990928374 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Aberdeenshire road accident statistics for 2020.