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Serious A859 crash in Na h-Eileanan Siar on 21 May 2024 at 13:30 involving a Suzuki DL 1050 motorcycle

A Suzuki DL 1050 motorcycle and a Honda CR-V were involved in a crash on the A859 in Na h-Eileanan Siar at 13:30 on Tuesday 21 May 2024. The 66-year-old male rider of the Suzuki DL 1050 motorcycle 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
Serious
Date
21 May 2024
Tuesday, 13:30
Vehicles
2
Suzuki DL 1050 and Honda CR-V
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 58.16821, longitude -6.48176, in the HS2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Na h-Eileanan Siar

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024991445751
Council area
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles)

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
859
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
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

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, 40 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 August 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki DL 1050

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,037 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Honda CR-V

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 66, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki DL 1050)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% least 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 2024991445751 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Na h-Eileanan Siar road accident statistics for 2024.