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A838 crash in Highland on 13 July 1998 at 16:20 involving a minibus

A minibus and a van were involved in a crash on the A838 in Highland at 16:20 on Monday 13 July 1998. The 31-year-old male driver of the van was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Jul 1998
Monday, 16:20
Vehicles
2
Minibus and van
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 58.50221, longitude -4.70974, in the IV27 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199891J008262
Council area
Highland
Police force
Northern

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
838
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
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 782 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 August 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    On lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 199891J008262 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.