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B9039 crash in Highland on 9 May 2011 at 07:35 involving a Ford Focus taxi

A taxi and a Ford Focus taxi were involved in a crash on the B9039 in Highland at 07:35 on Monday 9 May 2011. The 23-year-old male driver of the taxi, the 63-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus taxi and a 65-year-old female passenger in the Ford Focus taxi 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
Slight
Date
9 May 2011
Monday, 07:35
Vehicles
2
Taxi and Ford Focus
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.51212, longitude -4.10093, in the IV2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201191NN15429
Council area
Highland
Police force
Northern
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Daylight
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
44%
Estimated chance it was slight
56%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 45 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 September 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Taxi)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    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 201191NN15429 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 2011.