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A848 crash in Argyll and Bute on 27 April 1996 at 19:15 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A848 in Argyll and Bute at 19:15 on Saturday 27 April 1996. The 25-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort and a 24-year-old female passenger in the Ford Escort were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Apr 1996
Saturday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Nova and Ford Escort
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.5686, longitude -5.99631, in the PA72 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199697LB01704
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde
Highway authority
Argyll & Bute

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
848
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 November 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    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 199697LB01704 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 1996.