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Serious B862 crash in Highland on 2 April 2025 at 20:06 involving a Toyota Prius

A Toyota Prius, a Land Rover Discovery and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on the B862 in Highland at 20:06 on Wednesday 2 April 2025. There were ten casualties: four people were seriously injured and six were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Apr 2025
Wednesday, 20:06
Vehicles
3
Toyota Prius and 2 others
Casualties
10
4 seriously injured, 6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.42599, longitude -4.28824, in the IV2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991573127
Council area
Highland
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
862
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered 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

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, 37 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 July 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Prius

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,797 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    2,720 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 3: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (10)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

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

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

    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 6: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Audi A3)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Audi A3)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Audi A3)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Audi A3)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Audi A3)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 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 2025991573127 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.