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Fatal A83 crash in Argyll and Bute on 15 March 1986 at 10:20 involving a van

A van and a car were involved in a crash on the A83 in Argyll and Bute at 10:20 on Saturday 15 March 1986. The 57-year-old male driver of the van, a 38-year-old male passenger in the van and a 56-year-old male passenger in the van were killed and two other people were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Mar 1986
Saturday, 10:20
Vehicles
2
Van and car
Casualties
5
3 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.246, longitude -4.89042, in the PA26 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198697LD80903
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
83
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 with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 275 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 May 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 57, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 38, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 56, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 198697LD80903 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 1986.