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Serious A815 crash in Argyll and Bute on 19 January 2009 at 20:15 involving a Peugeot 106

A Peugeot 106 and a Renault Modus were involved in a crash on the A815 in Argyll and Bute at 20:15 on Monday 19 January 2009. A 43-year-old male passenger in the Renault Modus and the 23-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 106 were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Jan 2009
Monday, 20:15
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 106 and Renault Modus
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.15536, longitude -5.05841, in the PA27 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200997LB70601
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
815
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
Raining, 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 168 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 December 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Modus

    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
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Modus)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 106)

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 200997LB70601 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.