Serious crash on the A979 - 4 Dec 1986

Accident reference 1986928608418

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Thursday 4 December 1986 at 16:20 a serious collision occurred near A979 involving 1 vehicle and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as fine no high winds. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as darkness - lights lit.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 40 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 1986928608418
Police Reference 928608418
Date & Time
Thursday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Grampian

Road & Location Details

First Road A979
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 40 mph
Local Authority District 815

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - lights lit
Weather Conditions Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 51
Sex Male

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Serious
Type Pedestrian
Age 84
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
Pedestrian Movement Crossing from driver's nearside

Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.