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B817 crash in Highland on 24 January 2022 at 17:02 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta hit two pedestrians on the B817 in Highland at 17:02 on Monday 24 January 2022. An 11-year-old female pedestrian and a 12-year-old female pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Jan 2022
Monday, 17:02
Vehicles
1
Ford Fiesta
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.69625, longitude -4.25802, in the IV17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Alness. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cromarty Firth, Highland, IV17 0UE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022991190908
Council area
Highland
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
817
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
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, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 5 August 2019.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 2022991190908 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 2022.