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Fatal A82 crash in Highland on 19 June 2025 at 16:27 involving a BMW R Series motorcycle

A vehicle and a BMW R Series motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A82 in Highland at 16:27 on Thursday 19 June 2025. The 57-year-old male rider of the BMW R Series motorcycle was killed and the 46-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Jun 2025
Thursday, 16:27
Vehicles
2
Other vehicle and BMW R Series
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.4089, longitude -4.33862, in the IV3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991605245
Council area
Highland
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
82
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)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 October 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,184 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: BMW R Series

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 57, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW R Series)

    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 2025991605245 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.