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Unclassified road crash in Highland IV2 on 5 March 2021 at 18:50 involving a Vauxhall Insignia

A Vauxhall Insignia and a Citroen C1 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Highland at 18:50 on Friday 5 March 2021. The 45-year-old male driver of the Citroen C1 and a 43-year-old male passenger in the Citroen C1 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Mar 2021
Friday, 18:50
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Insignia and Citroen C1
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.48597, longitude -4.14278, in the IV2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cradlehall. It is one of the crashes that make up the Culloden and Ardersier, Highland, IV2 7NQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021991026047
Council area
Highland
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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
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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 September 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C1)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C1)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2021991026047 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 2021.