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Serious accident on A970, Shetland Islands on Monday 14 December 1998

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Coordinates

Latitude: 60.1535 / 60°9'12"N

Longitude: -1.1606 / 1°9'38"W

OS Eastings: 446700

OS Northings: 1141300

OS Grid: HU467413

Mapcode National: GBR R1HX.0TF

Mapcode Global: XHFB4.91HZ

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Accident Data

Accident ID

199891L005763

Date

Monday 14 December 1998

Time

16:05

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Shetland Islands

Local Authority (Highways)

Shetland Islands Council

Police Force

Northern

Road Class

A

Road Number

970

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Other junction

Second Road Class

Unclassified

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights unlit

Weather Conditions

Raining no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Wet or damp

Carriageway Hazards

Other object on road

Special Conditions at Site

None

Area Type

Rural

Pedestrian Crossing

No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres

Pedestrian Crossing Control

None within 50 metres

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

7

Heavy oil (Diesel), 2495cc

Female, 36 - 45

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Offside

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Pedestrian

Pedestrian, In carriageway, crossing elsewhere, Crossing from driver's offside

1

Over 75

Female

Serious

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