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Fatal A87 crash in Highland on 25 February 2025 at 11:09 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra crashed on the A87 in Highland at 11:09 on Tuesday 25 February 2025. A 56-year-old female passenger was killed and the 57-year-old male driver was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Feb 2025
Tuesday, 11:09
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.25006, longitude -5.47192, in the IV40 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991558054
Council area
Highland
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
87
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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 September 2011.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2025991558054 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 2025.