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Serious A87 crash in Highland on 21 December 2020 at 15:55 involving a Volvo XC60

A Volvo XC60 and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A87 in Highland at 15:55 on Monday 21 December 2020. The 71-year-old male driver of the BMW 3 Series was seriously injured and a 22-year-old female passenger in the Volvo XC60 was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Dec 2020
Monday, 15:55
Vehicles
2
Volvo XC60 and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.08931, longitude -4.98132, in the PH35 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020991009058
Council area
Highland
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
87
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 64 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 August 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo XC60

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,969 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo XC60)

    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 2020991009058 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 2020.