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Serious unclassified road crash in Dundee City DD3 on 10 May 2025 at 23:05 involving an e-scooter

An e-scooter and a mobility scooter were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Dundee City at 23:05 on Saturday 10 May 2025. The 17-year-old male rider of the mobility scooter was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 May 2025
Saturday, 23:05
Vehicles
2
E-scooter and mobility scooter
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.47491, longitude -2.9877, in the DD3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dundee. It is one of the crashes that make up the Coldside, Dundee City, DD3 8HS area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991589107
Council area
Dundee City
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 62 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 August 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: E-scooter

    Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    20 years
    E-scooter
    Vehicle was an e-scooter

  • Vehicle 2: Mobility scooter

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, mobility scooter rider, on vehicle 2 (Mobility scooter)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious

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 2025991589107 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dundee City road accident statistics for 2025.