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A885 crash in Argyll and Bute on 20 May 2016 at 16:45 involving a Seat Ibiza

A Seat Ibiza and a BMW 6 Series were involved in a crash on the A885 in Argyll and Bute at 16:45 on Friday 20 May 2016. The 54-year-old female driver of the BMW 6 Series was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 May 2016
Friday, 16:45
Vehicles
2
Seat Ibiza and BMW 6 Series
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9536, longitude -4.92855, in the PA23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dunoon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, PA23 7HW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201697LB02705
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
885
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
8042

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 January 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 6 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 6 Series)

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 201697LB02705 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 2016.