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A989 crash in Perth and Kinross on 27 August 2020 at 22:10 involving a Mercedes Sprinter

A Mercedes Sprinter and an Audi A4 were involved in a crash on the A989 in Perth and Kinross at 22:10 on Thursday 27 August 2020. The 24-year-old male driver of the Audi A4 and a 23-year-old male passenger in the Audi A4 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Aug 2020
Thursday, 22:10
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Sprinter and Audi A4
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.39944, longitude -3.43273, 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.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990976291
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
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by other authorised person

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Raining, 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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 March 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Other vehicle

    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
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,987 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A4)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A4)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2020990976291 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.