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Fatal B861 crash in Highland on 31 December 2014 at 07:30 involving a Dennis lorry

A Dennis lorry hit a pedestrian on the B861 in Highland at 07:30 on Wednesday 31 December 2014. A 56-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
31 Dec 2014
Wednesday, 07:30
Vehicles
1
Dennis
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.47823, longitude -4.22579, in the IV1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Inverness. It is one of the crashes that make up the Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201491NN37402
Council area
Highland
Police force
Northern
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
861
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 38 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 September 2011.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 56, hit by vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing in zig-zag approach lines
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 201491NN37402 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.