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Serious A835 crash in Highland on 30 September 2000 at 13:45 involving a Triumph T595 Daytona motorcycle

A Triumph T595 Daytona motorcycle and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on the A835 in Highland at 13:45 on Saturday 30 September 2000. The 43-year-old male rider of the Triumph T595 Daytona motorcycle was seriously injured and the 58-year-old male driver of the Rover 200 Series was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Sep 2000
Saturday, 13:45
Vehicles
2
Triumph T595 Daytona and Rover 200 Series
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.87486, longitude -6.87981, in the HS3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200091NE23275
Council area
Highland
Police force
Northern
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
835
Road type
Dual 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, 1.1 km away, was a serious injury crash on 13 April 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph T595 Daytona

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    955 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Triumph T595 Daytona)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

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 200091NE23275 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 2000.