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Serious A912 crash in Perth and Kinross on 7 December 2023 at 18:45 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta hit a pedestrian on the A912 in Perth and Kinross at 18:45 on Thursday 7 December 2023. A 50-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Dec 2023
Thursday, 18:45
Vehicles
1
Ford Fiesta
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.40811, longitude -3.44893, 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 North, Perth and Kinross, PH1 2TD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023991384098
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
912
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 27 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 April 2005.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 50, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2023991384098 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 2023.