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Fatal A836 crash in Highland on 19 July 2023 at 11:30 involving a Kawasaki ZX motorcycle

A Kawasaki ZX motorcycle hit a pedestrian on the A836 in Highland at 11:30 on Wednesday 19 July 2023. An 85-year-old male pedestrian was killed and the 49-year-old male rider was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Jul 2023
Wednesday, 11:30
Vehicles
1
Kawasaki ZX
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.91763, longitude -4.39374, in the IV27 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023991331156
Council area
Highland
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
836
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)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 206 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 June 1982.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki ZX

    Motorcycle over 500cc

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZX)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 85, hit by vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZX)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2023991331156 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 2023.