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A857 crash in Na h-Eileanan Siar on 22 May 2021 at 17:50 involving a Land Rover Discovery

A Land Rover Discovery and a Kawasaki ZR motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A857 in Na h-Eileanan Siar at 17:50 on Saturday 22 May 2021. The 56-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZR motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
22 May 2021
Saturday, 17:50
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Discovery and Kawasaki ZR
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 58.24867, longitude -6.40885, in the HS2 postcode district.

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

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021991048085
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
857
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)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 October 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZR

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,043 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZR)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2021991048085 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 2021.