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A815 crash in Argyll and Bute on 30 June 2019 at 12:34 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Mercedes Vito were involved in a crash on the A815 in Argyll and Bute at 12:34 on Sunday 30 June 2019. A 63-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes Vito and the 59-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Jun 2019
Sunday, 12:34
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Mercedes Vito
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.24635, longitude -4.92147, in the PA26 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201997LB01806
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
815
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
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
29%
Estimated chance it was slight
71%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 August 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Vito

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Vito)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

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 201997LB01806 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.