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Fatal A815 crash in Argyll and Bute on 15 August 1980 at 17:45 involving a motorcycle

Two motorcycles and a car were involved in a crash on the A815 in Argyll and Bute at 17:45 on Friday 15 August 1980. A 21-year-old female passenger on vehicle 1 was killed and the 21-year-old male rider of vehicle 1 was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Aug 1980
Friday, 17:45
Vehicles
3
Motorcycle and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.12375, longitude -5.00354, in the PA27 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198097LD81908
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
815
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 October 1980.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years

  • Vehicle 3: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 21, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

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 198097LD81908 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Argyll and Bute road accident statistics for 1980.