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M85 crash in Argyll and Bute on 13 January 1993 at 17:00 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a van were involved in a crash on the M85 in Argyll and Bute at 17:00 on Wednesday 13 January 1993. The 32-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in snow and high winds on a single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Jan 1993
Wednesday, 17:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and van
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.44185, longitude -4.77709, in the FK20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199397LB00901
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
85
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
Snowing with high winds
Road surface
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 224 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 March 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

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 199397LB00901 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 1993.