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Serious A862 crash in Highland on 6 June 1998 at 20:50 involving a Subaru Legacy

A Subaru Legacy crashed on the A862 in Highland at 20:50 on Saturday 6 June 1998. All six casualties were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Jun 1998
Saturday, 20:50
Vehicles
1
Subaru Legacy
Casualties
6
6 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.58499, longitude -4.43201, in the IV15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dingwall.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199891E010736
Council area
Highland
Police force
Northern

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
862
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, 58 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 September 2012.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Subaru Legacy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,820 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Subaru Legacy)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Subaru Legacy)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Subaru Legacy)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Subaru Legacy)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Subaru Legacy)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Subaru Legacy)

    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 199891E010736 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 1998.