Serious Rover Metro and BMW 3 Series and Volkswagen Golf crash on the A9 - 4 Jan 1996

Accident reference 199691E000194

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Thursday 4 January 1996 at 12:13 a serious collision occurred near A9, B9163 involving 3 vehicles (rover metro, bmw 3 series, volkswagen golf) and 8 casualties (6 serious, 2 slight) Weather at the time was recorded as raining no high winds. Road surface conditions were wet or damp. Lighting was described as daylight.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 60 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway
  • Junction: T or staggered junction
  • Setting: Rural

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 199691E000194
Police Reference 91E000194
Date & Time
Thursday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 3
Casualties 8
Police Force Northern

Road & Location Details

Area Type Rural
First Road A9
Second Road B9163
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 60 mph
Local Authority District 806

Junction Information

Junction Detail T or staggered junction
Junction Control Give way or uncontrolled

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Raining no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Wet or damp
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (3)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model ROVER METRO
Vehicle Age 6 years
Engine Capacity 1275cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Manoeuvre Turning right

Driver Information

Age 37
Sex Female

Vehicle 2

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model BMW 3 SERIES
Vehicle Age 1 years
Engine Capacity 2498cc
Fuel Type Heavy oil
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 41
Sex Male

Vehicle 3

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
Vehicle Age 7 years
Engine Capacity 1800cc
Fuel Type Heavy oil
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 29
Sex Female

Casualties (8)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 41
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 33
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

Car Passenger Front seat passenger

Casualty 3

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 7
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger

Casualty 4

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 29
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 3

Additional Details

Casualty 5

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 11
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 3

Additional Details

Car Passenger Front seat passenger

Casualty 6

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 7
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 3

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger

Casualty 7

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 10
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 3

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger

Casualty 8

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 11
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 3

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger

Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.