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Serious A817 crash in Argyll and Bute on 20 January 2009 at 12:50 involving a Honda CG125 motorcycle

A Honda CG125 motorcycle crashed on the A817 in Argyll and Bute at 12:50 on Tuesday 20 January 2009. The 25-year-old male rider was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a snow-covered single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Jan 2009
Tuesday, 12:50
Vehicles
1
Honda CG125
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.05761, longitude -4.65208, 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
200997LA70601
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
817
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

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, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 August 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CG125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda CG125)

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 200997LA70601 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 2009.