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Fatal A859 crash in Na h-Eileanan Siar on 24 December 2020 at 09:04 involving a Nissan NV200 van

A Nissan NV200 van crashed on the A859 in Na h-Eileanan Siar at 09:04 on Thursday 24 December 2020. The 29-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Dec 2020
Thursday, 09:04
Vehicles
1
Nissan NV200
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.92674, longitude -6.84266, in the HS3 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
2020991010035
Council area
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Police force
Police Scotland
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
859
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 143 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 July 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan NV200

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 29, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan NV200)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2020991010035 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 2020.