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Serious A95 crash in Highland on 19 September 1990 at 10:55 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Volvo were involved in a crash on the A95 in Highland at 10:55 on Wednesday 19 September 1990. The 42-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo and the 40-year-old male driver of the Volvo were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Sep 1990
Wednesday, 10:55
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Volvo
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.29106, longitude -3.66579, in the PH26 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990910100240
Council area
Highland
Police force
Northern

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
95
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 130 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 March 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,093 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

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 1990910100240 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 1990.