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Serious A975 crash in Aberdeenshire on 11 June 2025 at 15:34 involving a Renault Kangoo van

A Renault Kangoo van and a Suzuki Vitara were involved in a crash on the A975 in Aberdeenshire at 15:34 on Wednesday 11 June 2025. The 72-year-old female driver of the Suzuki Vitara and a 6-year-old female passenger in the Suzuki Vitara were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
11 Jun 2025
Wednesday, 15:34
Vehicles
2
Renault Kangoo and Suzuki Vitara
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.29447, longitude -2.0483, in the AB41 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991601570
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
975
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
977

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 12 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 May 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Kangoo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Vitara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,462 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Vitara)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Vitara)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less 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 2025991601570 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Aberdeenshire road accident statistics for 2025.