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A850 crash in Highland on 5 January 2016 at 15:30 involving a Vauxhall Mokka

A Vauxhall Mokka, a van and a Renault Kadjar were involved in a crash on the A850 in Highland at 15:30 on Tuesday 5 January 2016. A 39-year-old female passenger in the Renault Kadjar and the 46-year-old male driver of the Renault Kadjar 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
5 Jan 2016
Tuesday, 15:30
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Mokka and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.46832, longitude -6.4774, in the IV51 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201691NP00117
Council area
Highland
Police force
Northern
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
850
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
32%
Estimated chance it was slight
68%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 74 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 April 1996.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Mokka

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Kadjar

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Kadjar)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Kadjar)

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 201691NP00117 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 2016.