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A960 crash in the Orkney Islands on 25 February 2013 at 09:20 involving a Peugeot 107

A Peugeot 107, a Ford Mondeo and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A960 in the Orkney Islands at 09:20 on Monday 25 February 2013. The 35-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 107, the 49-year-old female driver of the Ford Mondeo and a 51-year-old male passenger in the Ford Mondeo were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on an icy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Feb 2013
Monday, 09:20
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 107 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 58.95913, longitude -2.92133, in the KW15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Orkney Islands

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201391NK01124
Council area
Orkney Islands
Police force
Northern
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
960
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
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
42%
Estimated chance it was slight
58%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 109 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 25 July 2019.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 107

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 107)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, 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 201391NK01124 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 2013.