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Serious A99 crash in Highland on 17 November 2021 at 17:10 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra hit two pedestrians on the A99 in Highland at 17:10 on Wednesday 17 November 2021. A 13-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured and a 13-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Nov 2021
Wednesday, 17:10
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 58.44257, longitude -3.092, in the KW1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wick. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wick and East Caithness, Highland, KW1 5EB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021991114796
Council area
Highland
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
99
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 March 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 13, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2021991114796 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.