Skip to main content
CrashStats

A83 crash in Argyll and Bute on 13 July 1991 at 11:25 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

Five vehicles, including a Vauxhall Cavalier and a Ford Sierra, were involved in a crash on the A83 in Argyll and Bute at 11:25 on Saturday 13 July 1991. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Jul 1991
Saturday, 11:25
Vehicles
5
Vauxhall Cavalier and 4 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.85912, longitude -5.42905, in the PA29 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199197LC00807
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
83
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
8024

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 August 1984.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 4: Peugeot 104

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 5: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

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

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Peugeot 104)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    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 199197LC00807 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.