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B970 crash in Highland on 18 January 2015 at 16:00 involving a Ford Galaxy

A Ford Galaxy and a Seat Ibiza were involved in a crash on the B970 in Highland at 16:00 on Sunday 18 January 2015. A 47-year-old female passenger in the Ford Galaxy, an 11-year-old female passenger in the Ford Galaxy and a 10-year-old female passenger in the Ford Galaxy were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in snow on a single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Jan 2015
Sunday, 16:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Galaxy and Seat Ibiza
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.17634, longitude -3.81822, in the PH22 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201591NM00634
Council area
Highland
Police force
Northern
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
970
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 33 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 March 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Galaxy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Galaxy)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Galaxy)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Galaxy)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 201591NM00634 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 2015.