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B839 crash in Argyll and Bute on 4 February 2019 at 14:23 involving a Ford Transit Custom van

A Ford Transit Custom van and a Peugeot 208 were involved in a crash on the B839 in Argyll and Bute at 14:23 on Monday 4 February 2019. A 56-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 208 and the 56-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 208 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Feb 2019
Monday, 14:23
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit Custom and Peugeot 208
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.21174, longitude -4.93537, in the PA24 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201997LB00402
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Argyll & Bute

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
839
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
36%
Estimated chance it was slight
64%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 648 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 January 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 208

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 208)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 208)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 201997LB00402 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 2019.