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Fatal B9068 crash in the Orkney Islands on 25 March 2022 at 08:42 involving a Volkswagen Tiguan

A Volkswagen Tiguan crashed on the B9068 in the Orkney Islands at 08:42 on Friday 25 March 2022. A 34-year-old female passenger and the 39-year-old male driver were killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Mar 2022
Friday, 08:42
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Tiguan
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 59.28603, longitude -2.57833, in the KW17 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Orkney Islands

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022991157606
Council area
Orkney Islands
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
9068
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
Dark, no street lighting
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, 558 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 December 2011.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Tiguan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Tiguan)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Tiguan)

    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 2022991157606 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Orkney Islands road accident statistics for 2022.