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Unclassified road crash in Aberdeenshire AB54 on 14 August 2020 at 22:45 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and two bicycles were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Aberdeenshire at 22:45 on Friday 14 August 2020. The 14-year-old male cyclist and the 15-year-old male cyclist were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Aug 2020
Friday, 22:45
Vehicles
3
Ford Fiesta and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.4446, longitude -2.78339, in the AB54 postcode district and within the built-up area of Huntly. It is one of the crashes that make up the Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire, AB54 8JU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990972661
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 100 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 31 January 2001.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, on vehicle 3 (Bicycle)

    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 2020990972661 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.