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A95 crash in Highland on 16 November 1995 at 20:30 involving a Bedford lorry

A Bedford lorry and a Citroen Xantia were involved in a crash on the A95 in Highland at 20:30 on Thursday 16 November 1995. A 55-year-old female passenger in the Citroen Xantia was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in snow on a single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Nov 1995
Thursday, 20:30
Vehicles
2
Bedford and Citroen Xantia
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.28841, longitude -3.66235, in the PH26 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199591M007409
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
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, lighting unknown
Weather
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 361 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 September 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford

    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
    44 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Xantia

    Car

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xantia)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199591M007409 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.