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Fatal unclassified road crash in Argyll and Bute PA42 on 4 April 2009 at 21:08 involving a Volvo V70

A Volvo V70 crashed on an unclassified road in Argyll and Bute at 21:08 on Saturday 4 April 2009. A 33-year-old male passenger was killed, a 33-year-old male passenger was seriously injured and the 33-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

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
4 Apr 2009
Saturday, 21:08
Vehicles
1
Volvo V70
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.65339, longitude -6.07986, in the PA42 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200997LB70104
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Argyll & Bute

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 687 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 June 1990.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo V70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    2,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo V70)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo V70)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo V70)

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 200997LB70104 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.