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Unclassified road crash in Highland IV6 on 24 March 1997 at 15:45 involving a Ford Transit minibus

A Ford Transit minibus and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Highland at 15:45 on Monday 24 March 1997. The 17-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Mar 1997
Monday, 15:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.54692, longitude -4.53978, in the IV6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199791E006284
Council area
Highland
Police force
Northern

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 August 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 199791E006284 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 1997.