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A863 crash in Highland on 27 September 2024 at 14:19 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a Land Rover Freelander were involved in a crash on the A863 in Highland at 14:19 on Friday 27 September 2024. An 82-year-old female passenger in the BMW 3 Series and a 68-year-old female passenger in the Land Rover Freelander were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Sep 2024
Friday, 14:19
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and Land Rover Freelander
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.31012, longitude -6.31817, in the IV47 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024991496943
Council area
Highland
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
863
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)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 285 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 April 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Freelander

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    2,179 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Freelander)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2024991496943 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.