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Serious A815 crash in Argyll and Bute on 19 July 1996 at 19:15 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and an Austin Montego were involved in a crash on the A815 in Argyll and Bute at 19:15 on Friday 19 July 1996. A 45-year-old female passenger in the Fiat Punto and a 31-year-old female passenger in the Austin Montego were seriously injured and the 31-year-old male driver of the Austin Montego 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
Serious
Date
19 Jul 1996
Friday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and Austin Montego
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.24607, longitude -4.92594, in the PA26 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199697LD70607
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde
Highway authority
Argyll & Bute

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
815
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, 93 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 September 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Punto)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)

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 199697LD70607 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.