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A83 crash in Argyll and Bute on 18 January 2008 at 11:45 involving a van

A van and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A83 in Argyll and Bute at 11:45 on Friday 18 January 2008. The 56-year-old male driver of the lorry was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Jan 2008
Friday, 11:45
Vehicles
2
Van and lorry
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.67538, longitude -5.6477, in the PA29 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200897LB21301
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Argyll & Bute

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
83
Road type
Dual 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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 54 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 July 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    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
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    12,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

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 200897LB21301 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 2008.