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Serious A859 crash in Na h-Eileanan Siar on 25 October 2019 at 16:45 involving a Dacia Sandero

A vehicle, a Dacia Sandero and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the A859 in Na h-Eileanan Siar at 16:45 on Friday 25 October 2019. A 28-year-old female passenger in the Dacia Sandero was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 Oct 2019
Friday, 16:45
Vehicles
3
Dacia Sandero and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 58.21941, longitude -6.38643, in the HS1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stornoway. It is one of the crashes that make up the Steòrnabhagh a Deas, Na h-Eileanan Siar, HS1 2JJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019910899151
Council area
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Police force
Northern
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles)

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
859
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
857

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 December 2009.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1

    Vehicle type not recorded

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Dacia Sandero

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    898 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dacia Sandero)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

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 2019910899151 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Na h-Eileanan Siar road accident statistics for 2019.