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Fatal A82 crash in Argyll and Bute on 2 August 1996 at 22:15 involving a Renault 9

A vehicle, a Renault 9 and a Ford Orion were involved in a crash on the A82 in Argyll and Bute at 22:15 on Friday 2 August 1996. The 51-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 and the 30-year-old male driver of the Ford Orion were killed, five other people were seriously injured and thirteen were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Aug 1996
Friday, 22:15
Vehicles
3
Renault 9 and 2 others
Casualties
20
2 killed, 5 seriously injured, 13 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.04562, longitude -4.64736, in the G83 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199697LF70108
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde
Highway authority
Argyll & Bute

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
82
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 71 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 May 2018.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 9

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,397 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (20)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 51, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 32, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 6, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 9)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 14: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 5, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 15: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 11, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 16: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 17: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 18: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 19: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 20: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 9)

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 199697LF70108 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.