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Serious A83 crash in Argyll and Bute on 20 May 2006 at 09:25 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a car were involved in a crash on the A83 in Argyll and Bute at 09:25 on Saturday 20 May 2006. There were five casualties: three people were seriously injured and two 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
20 May 2006
Saturday, 09:25
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and car
Casualties
5
3 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.22584, longitude -4.85522, in the G83 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200697LB30905
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
83
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 June 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    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 200697LB30905 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 2006.