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B9068 crash in the Orkney Islands on 2 September 2005 at 22:40 involving a Rover 400 Series

A Rover 400 Series, a Vauxhall Cavalier and a car were involved in a crash on the B9068 in the Orkney Islands at 22:40 on Friday 2 September 2005. The 63-year-old male driver of the Rover 400 Series was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Sep 2005
Friday, 22:40
Vehicles
3
Rover 400 Series and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 59.23182, longitude -2.59997, 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
200591NK04540
Council area
Orkney Islands
Police force
Northern
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
9068
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
23%
Estimated chance it was slight
77%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1.6 km away, was a serious injury crash on 2 August 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 400 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 200591NK04540 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 2005.