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A82 crash in Argyll and Bute on 3 October 1990 at 19:00 involving a Renault 21

A Renault 21 and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A82 in Argyll and Bute at 19:00 on Wednesday 3 October 1990. The 69-year-old male driver of the Renault 21 and a 41-year-old female passenger in the Renault 21 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Oct 1990
Wednesday, 19:00
Vehicles
2
Renault 21 and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.49709, longitude -4.75838, in the PA36 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199097LB00510
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
82
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 76 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 August 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 21

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 21)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 21)

    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 199097LB00510 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 1990.