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Fatal A9 crash in Highland on 6 October 1998 at 12:30 involving a Toyota Starlet

A Toyota Starlet and an Iveco-Ford lorry were involved in a crash on the A9 in Highland at 12:30 on Tuesday 6 October 1998. The 68-year-old male driver of the Toyota Starlet and a 43-year-old male passenger in the Iveco-Ford lorry were killed and the 41-year-old male driver of the Iveco-Ford lorry 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
Fatal
Date
6 Oct 1998
Tuesday, 12:30
Vehicles
2
Toyota Starlet and Iveco-Ford
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.71302, longitude -4.16021, in the IV18 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199891E020020
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
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, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 June 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Starlet

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Starlet)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 43, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Iveco-Ford)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Iveco-Ford)

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 199891E020020 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.