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Serious A98 crash in Aberdeenshire on 21 June 2020 at 13:15 involving a Vauxhall Insignia

A Vauxhall Insignia crashed on the A98 in Aberdeenshire at 13:15 on Sunday 21 June 2020. The 65-year-old female driver and a 36-year-old female passenger were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Jun 2020
Sunday, 13:15
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Insignia
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.66913, longitude -2.50082, in the AB44 postcode district and within the built-up area of Macduff.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990959286
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
98
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

Serious injury band
Very serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 35 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 October 2002.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,490 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Insignia)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Insignia)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2020990959286 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.