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Serious B801 crash in Highland on 16 September 2025 at 10:20 involving a Volkswagen UP

A Volkswagen UP and a Ford Transit lorry were involved in a crash on the B801 in Highland at 10:20 on Tuesday 16 September 2025. A 3-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Ford Transit lorry was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Sep 2025
Tuesday, 10:20
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen UP and Ford Transit
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 58.45926, longitude -5.04999, in the IV27 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Highland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991643545
Council area
Highland
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
801
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Moderately 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, 139 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 September 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen UP

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 3, hit by vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2025991643545 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.