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B8086 crash in Argyll and Bute on 24 January 1994 at 15:15 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo, a Suzuki motorcycle and a Skoda 120 were involved in a crash on the B8086 in Argyll and Bute at 15:15 on Monday 24 January 1994. The 17-year-old female rider of the Suzuki motorcycle 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
24 Jan 1994
Monday, 15:15
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Polo and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.06076, longitude -6.23127, in the PA61 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199497LB01701
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
8086
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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, 1.7 km away, was a serious injury crash on 13 December 1987.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,043 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 3: Skoda 120

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,174 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

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 199497LB01701 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 1994.