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Serious A83 crash in Argyll and Bute on 18 January 1991 at 20:40 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and an MG Metro were involved in a crash on the A83 in Argyll and Bute at 20:40 on Friday 18 January 1991. The 19-year-old female driver of the Austin Metro was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Jan 1991
Friday, 20:40
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and MG Metro
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.26682, longitude -4.92268, in the PA26 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199197LD01201
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
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 April 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: MG Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

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 199197LD01201 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.