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Serious A82 crash in Argyll and Bute on 9 August 2012 at 15:15 involving a Citroen C3

A vehicle and a Citroen C3 were involved in a crash on the A82 in Argyll and Bute at 15:15 on Thursday 9 August 2012. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Aug 2012
Thursday, 15:15
Vehicles
2
Other vehicle and Citroen C3
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.57104, longitude -4.75827, in the PA36 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201297LB70308
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
82
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
Dry

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, 45 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 August 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    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
    Yes
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C3)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C3)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C3)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 201297LB70308 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 2012.