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Fatal A82 crash in Argyll and Bute on 30 July 2000 at 10:45 involving a Honda VFR750F motorcycle

A Honda VFR750F motorcycle crashed on the A82 in Argyll and Bute at 10:45 on Sunday 30 July 2000. The 41-year-old male rider was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Jul 2000
Sunday, 10:45
Vehicles
1
Honda VFR750F
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.54778, longitude -4.75739, in the PA36 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200097LB71207
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 71 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 October 1984.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda VFR750F

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    748 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 41, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda VFR750F)

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 200097LB71207 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 2000.