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A961 crash in the Orkney Islands on 7 May 2000 at 17:15 involving a Case IH agricultural vehicle

A Case IH agricultural vehicle and a Fiat Tipo were involved in a crash on the A961 in the Orkney Islands at 17:15 on Sunday 7 May 2000. The 24-year-old male driver of the Case IH agricultural vehicle, the 33-year-old female driver of the Fiat Tipo and a 33-year-old male passenger in the Fiat Tipo were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 May 2000
Sunday, 17:15
Vehicles
2
Case IH and Fiat Tipo
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 58.90572, longitude -2.92222, in the KW17 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Orkney Islands

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200091NK02190
Council area
Orkney Islands
Police force
Northern
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
961
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 279 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 March 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Case IH

    Agricultural vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Jackknifed
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Tipo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,929 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, agricultural vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Case IH)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Tipo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Tipo)

    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 200091NK02190 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Orkney Islands road accident statistics for 2000.