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Serious A850 crash in Highland on 31 December 1995 at 16:45 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra hit a pedestrian on the A850 in Highland at 16:45 on Sunday 31 December 1995. A 39-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a snow-covered single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
31 Dec 1995
Sunday, 16:45
Vehicles
1
Ford Sierra
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.40541, longitude -6.20044, in the IV51 postcode district and within the built-up area of Portree.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199591E018886
Council area
Highland
Police force
Northern

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
850
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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 with high winds
Road surface
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 300 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 March 1996.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, facing traffic

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 199591E018886 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 1995.