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B8042 crash in Argyll and Bute on 3 May 2007 at 13:30 involving a Suzuki Alto

A Suzuki Alto and a Peugeot 406 were involved in a crash on the B8042 in Argyll and Bute at 13:30 on Thursday 3 May 2007. The 57-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 406 was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
3 May 2007
Thursday, 13:30
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Alto and Peugeot 406
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94976, longitude -4.92938, 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
200797LB30205
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Argyll & Bute

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
8042
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 41 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 14 May 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Alto

    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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    1,061 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 406

    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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,761 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 406)

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 200797LB30205 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 2007.