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A970 crash in the Shetland Islands on 23 July 2024 at 20:30 involving a Nissan Qashqai

A Nissan Qashqai and a Kia Rio were involved in a crash on the A970 in the Shetland Islands at 20:30 on Tuesday 23 July 2024. The 27-year-old male driver of the Nissan Qashqai was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Jul 2024
Tuesday, 20:30
Vehicles
2
Nissan Qashqai and Kia Rio
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 59.8764, longitude -1.30626, in the ZE3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Shetland Islands

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024991471402
Council area
Shetland Islands
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
970
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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

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, 402 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 October 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Qashqai

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Rio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2024991471402 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shetland Islands road accident statistics for 2024.