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A890 crash in Highland on 24 August 2025 at 11:30 involving a Triumph Speed Triple motorcycle

Two Triumph Speed Triple motorcycles and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A890 in Highland at 11:30 on Sunday 24 August 2025. All four casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Aug 2025
Sunday, 11:30
Vehicles
3
Triumph Speed Triple and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.34082, longitude -5.55251, in the IV53 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991632739
Council area
Highland
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
890
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 228 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 February 1994.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Speed Triple

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,160 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    76 years

  • Vehicle 3: Triumph Speed Triple

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,050 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 78, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 76, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Triumph Speed Triple)

  • Casualty 4: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 3 (Triumph Speed Triple)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2025991632739 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.