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Serious A849 crash in Argyll and Bute on 2 November 1991 at 08:55 involving a Nissan E24 van

A Nissan E24 van and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A849 in Argyll and Bute at 08:55 on Saturday 2 November 1991. All four casualties were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Nov 1991
Saturday, 08:55
Vehicles
2
Nissan E24 and Ford Escort
Casualties
4
4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.41309, longitude -5.73503, in the PA65 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199197LB00111
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
849
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, 451 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 January 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan E24

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    2,289 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 54, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan E24)

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 199197LB00111 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 1991.