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B9074 crash in the Shetland Islands on 9 December 2020 at 07:50 involving a Volkswagen Sharan

A car and a Volkswagen Sharan were involved in a crash on the B9074 in the Shetland Islands at 07:50 on Wednesday 9 December 2020. The 73-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Sharan was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Dec 2020
Wednesday, 07:50
Vehicles
2
Car and Volkswagen Sharan
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 60.12662, longitude -1.27944, in the ZE1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Shetland Islands

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020991005555
Council area
Shetland Islands
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
9074
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 449 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 December 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Sharan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Sharan)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2020991005555 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shetland Islands road accident statistics for 2020.