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B842 crash in Argyll and Bute on 31 August 2015 at 08:10 involving a Peugeot 208

A Peugeot 208 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B842 in Argyll and Bute at 08:10 on Monday 31 August 2015. The 65-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Aug 2015
Monday, 08:10
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 208 and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.42554, longitude -5.60447, in the PA28 postcode district and within the built-up area of Campbeltown. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, PA28 6DD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201597LB06208
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Argyll & Bute

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
842
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 December 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 208

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 201597LB06208 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 2015.