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A815 crash in Argyll and Bute on 25 June 1987 at 07:50 involving a bus or coach

A vehicle and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on the A815 in Argyll and Bute at 07:50 on Thursday 25 June 1987. All fifteen casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Jun 1987
Thursday, 07:50
Vehicles
2
Other vehicle and bus or coach
Casualties
15
15 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9799, longitude -4.92984, in the PA23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sandbank.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198797LD82506
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
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 51 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 August 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

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

Casualties (15)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 14: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 15: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 198797LD82506 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 1987.