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Fatal A83 crash in Argyll and Bute on 12 February 2013 at 16:30 involving a Peugeot Expert van

A Peugeot Expert van and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A83 in Argyll and Bute at 16:30 on Tuesday 12 February 2013. A 24-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot Expert van and a 20-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot Expert van were killed and the 63-year-old male driver of the Peugeot Expert van was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
12 Feb 2013
Tuesday, 16:30
Vehicles
2
Peugeot Expert and lorry
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.26667, longitude -4.92312, in the PA26 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201397LB01202
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
83
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 July 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot Expert

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    24 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 24, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot Expert)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot Expert)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 63, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot Expert)

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 201397LB01202 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 2013.