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A87 crash in Highland on 28 September 2014 at 11:20 involving a Yamaha FZS 1000 motorcycle

A motorcycle, a Yamaha FZS 1000 motorcycle and a Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A87 in Highland at 11:20 on Sunday 28 September 2014. The 55-year-old male rider of the motorcycle, the 57-year-old male rider of the Yamaha FZS 1000 motorcycle and the 45-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Sep 2014
Sunday, 11:20
Vehicles
3
Yamaha FZS 1000 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.1461, longitude -4.95859, in the IV63 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201491NN27934
Council area
Highland
Police force
Northern
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
87
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
67%
Estimated chance it was slight
33%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 March 2024.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha FZS 1000

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Yamaha YZF R1

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha FZS 1000)

  • Casualty 3: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 3 (Yamaha YZF R1)

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 201491NN27934 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 2014.