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Fatal B833 crash in Argyll and Bute on 25 June 1989 at 10:30 involving a bicycle

A bicycle crashed on the B833 in Argyll and Bute at 10:30 on Sunday 25 June 1989. The 79-year-old male cyclist was killed.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Jun 1989
Sunday, 10:30
Vehicles
1
Bicycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.98514, longitude -4.8212, in the G84 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198997LF06006
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
833
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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 with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 May 1982.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 79, on vehicle 1 (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 198997LF06006 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 1989.