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Fatal A847 crash in Argyll and Bute on 2 December 2008 at 17:48 involving a Scania lorry

A car and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the A847 in Argyll and Bute at 17:48 on Tuesday 2 December 2008. A 10-year-old male passenger in the car, a 47-year-old male passenger in the car and the 38-year-old male driver of the car were killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Dec 2008
Tuesday, 17:48
Vehicles
2
Car and Scania
Casualties
3
3 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.78739, longitude -6.32453, in the PA44 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200897LB71212
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
847
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 404 metres away, was a fatal crash on 14 October 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Any animal (except ridden horse)
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    8,970 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

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 200897LB71212 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.