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Serious B9165 crash in Highland on 10 May 1980 at 01:20 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the B9165 in Highland at 01:20 on Saturday 10 May 1980. All five casualties were 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 1980
Saturday, 01:20
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and car
Casualties
5
5 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.83504, longitude -3.82894, in the IV20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1980910120101
Council area
Highland
Police force
Northern

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
9165
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 141 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 31 May 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 16, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 1980910120101 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Highland road accident statistics for 1980.