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A9 crash in Highland on 30 March 2017 at 15:40 involving a Vauxhall Zafira

A Vauxhall Zafira, a Honda FR-V and a Ford Tourneo minibus were involved in a crash on the A9 in Highland at 15:40 on Thursday 30 March 2017. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Mar 2017
Thursday, 15:40
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Zafira and 2 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.8023, longitude -4.04573, in the IV19 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Tain and Easter Ross, Highland, IV19 1DP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201791NE04420
Council area
Highland
Police force
Northern
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
9
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
Dark, street lights unlit
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
41%
Estimated chance it was slight
59%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 January 2016.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda FR-V

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Tourneo

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda FR-V)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Tourneo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Tourneo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Tourneo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Tourneo)

    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 201791NE04420 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 2017.