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Serious A9 crash in Highland on 19 June 2021 at 16:45 involving a Skoda Octavia

A Skoda Octavia and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on the A9 in Highland at 16:45 on Saturday 19 June 2021. All four casualties were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Jun 2021
Saturday, 16:45
Vehicles
2
Skoda Octavia and bus or coach
Casualties
4
4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.38594, longitude -4.08914, in the IV13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021991057573
Council area
Highland
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
9
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

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, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 December 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    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
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    12,419 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2021991057573 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.