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Mother dies on A9, leaving kids without parents |
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Saturday, 28 November 2009 01:23 |
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The latest crash on the A9, on Thursday the 26th of November 2009, shortly before Christmas, claimed two lives. Eleanor Campbell, 39, from Lochinver, and Douglas Keith, a 64-year-old company director from Inverness, died following the accident at Crubenmore near Newtonmore, Scotland.
No details have been released, the information so far is that there were 3 vehicles involved, two people in seperate cars died, Eleanor had two children in the car with her, her 2 year old girl and son aged 6, the children survived.
The accident happened on a two track road.
The A9 has been upgraded to dual carriageway in some places, and in some places a 2/1 configuration, cars are regularly seen passing over the continuing lines of the 2/1 configuration roads however from the single section, causing potential safety issues. So far, it looks like the A9 is not going to be upgraded to full dual carriageway.
The children are now orphaned, the father having died a short while back from an asthma attack.The children are understood to have been correctly seated in the car, the children are understood to have minor injuries.
Crubenmore is the location where, in July 2009, an accident claimed the lives of Paul Anderson (48) and four-year-old Samantha Carr, the accident happened where two lanes filter back into one. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 28 November 2009 01:47 )
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Welcome to the A9.org The A9 spans 273 Miles from the central Belt nr Falkirk to Thurso in the far Northern Highlands of Scotland. The new A9 was mostly rebuilt from the 70's until the 90's. Ongoing works on the current road concentrate on accident Blackspots of the road, with new 3 lane (2/1) lanes and short spans of dual carriageway, it is debatable whether these are bringing down accident rates, however, and many are now calling for the entire A9 to be dualled. The A9.org is a graphic representation of todays A9, giving information for travellers, maps and a directory of businesses which are within a Mile sideways of the road, as well as accident news and works information, making the website invaluable for business travellers and goods haulers who use the road regularly. The website is a not for profit one, the main aim is to highlight safety, with galleries of significant accidents which have taken place to show exactly what happens when care is not taken, and you can also read our important tips on staying safe on this large stretch of road routinely named "The Killer". Enjoy the website, and read the important information before travelling. |
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