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Serious A9 crash in Highland on 24 March 2024 at 19:47 involving a Renault Trafic van

A Renault Trafic van, a Citroen C4 and a Toyota Landcruiser were involved in a crash on the A9 in Highland at 19:47 on Sunday 24 March 2024. A 10-year-old female passenger in the Citroen C4 was seriously injured and the 41-year-old male driver of the Citroen C4 and a 12-year-old female passenger in the Citroen C4 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Mar 2024
Sunday, 19:47
Vehicles
3
Renault Trafic and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.97286, longitude -4.18543, in the PH20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024991424330
Council area
Highland
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
9
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 134 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 January 1981.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Trafic

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 3: Toyota Landcruiser

    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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    4,163 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    28 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 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 2024991424330 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.