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Fatal A968 crash in the Shetland Islands on 19 July 2001 at 06:50 involving a Land Rover Defender

A Land Rover Defender and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A968 in the Shetland Islands at 06:50 on Thursday 19 July 2001. The 35-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo was killed and the 50-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Defender and a 42-year-old male passenger in the Ford Mondeo were 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
19 Jul 2001
Thursday, 06:50
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Defender and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 60.42249, longitude -1.21906, in the ZE2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Shetland Islands

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200191NL03344
Council area
Shetland Islands
Police force
Northern
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
968
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, 82 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 September 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Defender

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Defender)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

    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 200191NL03344 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shetland Islands road accident statistics for 2001.