A956 crash in Aberdeen City on 18 November 2022 at 09:50 involving a Ford Tourneo minibus
A Ford Tourneo minibus and a Hyundai i20 were involved in a crash on the A956 in Aberdeen City at 09:50 on Friday 18 November 2022. The 32-year-old male driver of the Hyundai i20 and the 19-year-old male driver of the Ford Tourneo minibus were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight on an icy dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 18 Nov 2022
- Friday, 09:50
- Vehicles
- 2
- Ford Tourneo and Hyundai i20
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.12473, longitude -2.08975, in the AB12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberdeen. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kincorth/Nigg/Cove, Aberdeen City, AB12 3AW area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeen City
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2022991252004
- Council area
- Aberdeen City
- Police force
- Police Scotland
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 956
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 40 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
- Other
- Road surface
- Frost or ice
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, 12 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 June 2021.
Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A956 in Aberdeen City, 4 June 2021
12 m awayRef 2021991054507
Slight
Suzuki FL 125 crash on the A956 in Aberdeen City, 18 January 2011
19 m awayRef 2011921100280
Serious
Honda CBR crash on the A956 in Aberdeen City, 20 May 2025
20 m awayRef 2025991592708
Slight
Ford Galaxy crash on the A956 in Aberdeen City, 18 June 2008
31 m awayRef 2008920802384
Slight
Minibus crash on the A956 in Aberdeen City, 30 November 1979
54 m awayRef 1979927907872
Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Aberdeen City, 31 October 1979
54 m awayRef 1979927907004
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Ford Tourneo
Minibus (8 to 16 seats)
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 19 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% least deprived
Vehicle 2: Hyundai i20
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to turn right
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- Leaving the carriageway
- Offside
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 32 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,248 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai i20)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 19, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Tourneo)
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% 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 2022991252004 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Aberdeen City road accident statistics for 2022.