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Serious A8003 crash in Argyll and Bute on 23 July 1997 at 09:40 involving an Austin Montego

An Austin Montego, a Volkswagen Motor Caravan minibus and a car were involved in a crash on the A8003 in Argyll and Bute at 09:40 on Wednesday 23 July 1997. A 12-year-old female passenger in the Austin Montego was seriously injured and a 39-year-old female passenger in the Austin Montego and the 46-year-old male driver of the Austin Montego were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Jul 1997
Wednesday, 09:40
Vehicles
3
Austin Montego and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.00338, longitude -5.21399, in the PA22 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199797LD70107
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde
Highway authority
Argyll & Bute

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
8003
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 141 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 May 1998.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Motor Caravan

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,584 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Montego)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Montego)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 199797LD70107 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 1997.