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B961 crash in Angus on 29 January 2024 at 06:45 involving a Volkswagen Caddy van

A Volkswagen Caddy van, an Audi Q5 and a car were involved in a crash on the B961 in Angus at 06:45 on Monday 29 January 2024. The 36-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Caddy van and the 34-year-old male driver of the Audi Q5 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Jan 2024
Monday, 06:45
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Caddy and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.61102, longitude -2.69429, in the DD11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Angus

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024991413097
Council area
Angus
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
961
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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, no street lighting
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, 89 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 April 1983.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Caddy

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    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
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Audi Q5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Caddy)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi Q5)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

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 2024991413097 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Angus road accident statistics for 2024.