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Fatal B8073 crash in Argyll and Bute on 3 July 2021 at 10:30 involving a mobility scooter

A mobility scooter crashed on the B8073 in Argyll and Bute at 10:30 on Saturday 3 July 2021. The 77-year-old male rider was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Jul 2021
Saturday, 10:30
Vehicles
1
Mobility scooter
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.62076, longitude -6.07953, in the PA75 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021991065543
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
Argyll & Bute

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
8073
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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 110 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 August 1983.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mobility scooter

    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
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 77, mobility scooter rider, on vehicle 1 (Mobility scooter)

    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 2021991065543 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 2021.