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Serious B844 crash in Argyll and Bute on 23 July 1984 at 19:50 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B844 in Argyll and Bute at 19:50 on Monday 23 July 1984. The 17-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Jul 1984
Monday, 19:50
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.33926, longitude -5.52384, in the PA34 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198497LB52307
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
844
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 152 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 August 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    75 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 198497LB52307 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 1984.