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Fatal unclassified road crash in Fife KY12 on 19 February 2020 at 21:50 involving a Mercedes A Class

A Mercedes A Class hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Fife at 21:50 on Wednesday 19 February 2020. A 31-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Feb 2020
Wednesday, 21:50
Vehicles
1
Mercedes A Class
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.06914, longitude -3.46173, in the KY12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dunfermline. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dunfermline Central, Fife, KY12 7EF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Fife

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990931979
Council area
Fife
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
Raining, 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, 13 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 August 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 31, hit by vehicle 1 (Mercedes A Class)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    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 2020990931979 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 2020.