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A819 crash in Argyll and Bute on 8 August 1993 at 02:00 involving a Triumph Acclaim

A Triumph Acclaim, a Ford Sierra and a Citroen AX were involved in a crash on the A819 in Argyll and Bute at 02:00 on Sunday 8 August 1993. The 29-year-old male driver of the Triumph Acclaim was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Aug 1993
Sunday, 02:00
Vehicles
3
Triumph Acclaim and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.4002, longitude -5.02043, in the PA33 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199397LB02108
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
819
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 102 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 August 2020.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Acclaim

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,335 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    On lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen AX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    On lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Triumph Acclaim)

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 199397LB02108 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.