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Fatal A866 crash in Na h-Eileanan Siar on 23 December 2019 at 17:24 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo hit a pedestrian on the A866 in Na h-Eileanan Siar at 17:24 on Monday 23 December 2019. An 85-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Dec 2019
Monday, 17:24
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 58.20853, longitude -6.26313, in the HS2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Na h-Eileanan Siar

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019910913323
Council area
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Police force
Northern
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles)

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
866
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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 lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 63 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 14 October 2000.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 85, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least 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 2019910913323 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.