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Serious A9 crash in Highland on 15 May 1993 at 08:30 involving a Peugeot 405

A Peugeot 405 and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A9 in Highland at 08:30 on Saturday 15 May 1993. The 23-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 405, a 41-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 405 and a 32-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 405 were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 May 1993
Saturday, 08:30
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 405 and lorry
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 58.14534, longitude -3.60188, in the KW8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993910040131
Council area
Highland
Police force
Northern

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
9
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 28 September 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 405

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 405)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 405)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 405)

    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 1993910040131 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 1993.