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A989 crash in Perth and Kinross on 6 July 2020 at 09:00 involving a Volkswagen Tiguan

A Volkswagen Tiguan and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A989 in Perth and Kinross at 09:00 on Monday 6 July 2020. A 4-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Tiguan was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jul 2020
Monday, 09:00
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Tiguan and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.39938, longitude -3.43488, in the PH1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Perth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Perth and Kinross

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990962485
Council area
Perth and Kinross
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
989
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 April 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Tiguan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,395 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Tiguan)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2020990962485 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Perth and Kinross road accident statistics for 2020.