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Serious unclassified road crash in Highland IV2 on 16 March 2024 at 15:40 involving a Dacia Sandero

A Dacia Sandero hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Highland at 15:40 on Saturday 16 March 2024. A 7-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Mar 2024
Saturday, 15:40
Vehicles
1
Dacia Sandero
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.49221, longitude -4.13994, in the IV2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cradlehall.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024991421456
Council area
Highland
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

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
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, 110 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 August 1981.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Dacia Sandero

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    82 years
    Engine capacity
    898 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 7, hit by vehicle 1 (Dacia Sandero)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024991421456 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 2024.