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A85 crash in Argyll and Bute on 25 May 2016 at 08:31 involving a DAF Trucks bus

A DAF Trucks bus hit a pedestrian on the A85 in Argyll and Bute at 08:31 on Wednesday 25 May 2016. A 10-year-old male pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 May 2016
Wednesday, 08:31
Vehicles
1
DAF Trucks
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.41667, longitude -5.4733, in the PA34 postcode district and within the built-up area of Oban.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201697LB04205
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
85
Road type
One way street
Speed limit
30 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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 31 December 2016.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    3,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, hit by vehicle 1 (DAF Trucks)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

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 201697LB04205 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.