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A814 crash in Argyll and Bute on 26 September 1986 at 10:15 involving a lorry

Three lorries were involved in a crash on the A814 in Argyll and Bute at 10:15 on Friday 26 September 1986. A 44-year-old male passenger in vehicle 2 and the 47-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Sep 1986
Friday, 10:15
Vehicles
3
Lorry and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.07214, longitude -4.82917, in the G84 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198697LF04909
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
814
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 141 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 14 February 1988.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years

  • Vehicle 3: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

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 198697LF04909 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.