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A815 crash in Argyll and Bute on 23 August 2003 at 21:30 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the A815 in Argyll and Bute at 21:30 on Saturday 23 August 2003. A 20-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Micra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Aug 2003
Saturday, 21:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Nissan Micra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.95867, longitude -4.92909, in the PA23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dunoon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, PA23 7HW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200397LB31308
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
815
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 28 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 December 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200397LB31308 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 2003.