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Serious B9039 crash in Highland on 23 October 1998 at 07:20 involving a Peugeot 309

Four vehicles, including a Peugeot 309 and a Peugeot 106, were involved in a crash on the B9039 in Highland at 07:20 on Friday 23 October 1998. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Oct 1998
Friday, 07:20
Vehicles
4
Peugeot 309 and 3 others
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.52994, longitude -4.09425, in the IV2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199891N032018
Council area
Highland
Police force
Northern

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
9039
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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 101 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 October 2016.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 309

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,527 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Mondeo

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 106)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 106)

    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 199891N032018 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.