Serious Seat Arona and Wrightbus Streetlite crash on an unclassified road in Aberdeen City - 13 Oct 2023

Accident reference 2023991362844

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Friday 13 October 2023 at 12:55 a serious collision occurred near an unclassified road, A96, Aberdeen City involving 2 vehicles (seat arona, wrightbus streetlite) 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 daylight. A police officer attended the scene.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 40 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway
  • Junction: T or staggered junction
  • Setting: Urban

Location

Fatal
Serious
Slight
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Coordinates: 57.172456, -2.139097

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 2023991362844
Police Reference 991362844
Date & Time
Friday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 2
Casualties 1
Police Force Unknown
Police Officer Attended Yes

Road & Location Details

Area Type Urban
First Road Unclassified road
Second Road A96
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 40 mph
Highway Authority S12000033

Junction Information

Junction Detail T or staggered junction
Junction Control Give way or uncontrolled

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (2)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Car
Make/Model SEAT ARONA
Vehicle Age 5 years
Engine Capacity 999cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Slowing or stopping

Driver Information

Age 48
Sex Male
Journey Purpose Journey as part of work
Home Area Type Urban
IMD Decile 10 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

Vehicle 2

Vehicle Information

Type Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)
Make/Model WRIGHTBUS STREETLITE
Vehicle Age 9 years
Engine Capacity 4461cc
Fuel Type Heavy oil
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 57
Sex Male
Journey Purpose Journey as part of work
Home Area Type Unknown
IMD Decile 8 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Serious
Type Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)
Age 70
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

Bus/Coach Passenger Seated passenger

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Data Source

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