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Serious A886 crash in Argyll and Bute on 26 September 2014 at 16:10 involving a Peugeot 207

A Peugeot 207 and a Saab 9-3 were involved in a crash on the A886 in Argyll and Bute at 16:10 on Friday 26 September 2014. An 83-year-old female passenger in the Saab 9-3 and a 16-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 207 were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Sep 2014
Friday, 16:10
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 207 and Saab 9-3
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.13832, longitude -5.13997, 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
201497LB03509
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
886
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
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, 147 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 April 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 207

    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,397 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Saab 9-3

    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
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Saab 9-3)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 207)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 201497LB03509 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 2014.