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Serious A83 crash in Argyll and Bute on 3 July 2018 at 12:00 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and two bicycles were involved in a crash on the A83 in Argyll and Bute at 12:00 on Tuesday 3 July 2018. The 63-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured and the 61-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Jul 2018
Tuesday, 12:00
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Golf and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.82558, longitude -5.46085, in the PA29 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201897LB00307
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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 72 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 December 1994.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    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
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    61 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 63, on vehicle 3 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 201897LB00307 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 2018.