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Fatal B8073 crash in Argyll and Bute on 7 August 1990 at 15:30 involving a Vanden Plas Princess

A Vanden Plas Princess and a Nissan Sunny were involved in a crash on the B8073 in Argyll and Bute at 15:30 on Tuesday 7 August 1990. A 96-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Sunny was killed and a 64-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Sunny was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Aug 1990
Tuesday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Vanden Plas Princess and Nissan Sunny
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.59492, longitude -6.12624, in the PA75 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199097LB01408
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
8073
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, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1.1 km away, was a slight injury crash on 9 November 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vanden Plas Princess

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Sunny

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,270 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 96, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Sunny)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Sunny)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199097LB01408 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.