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Serious A83 crash in Argyll and Bute on 5 September 2021 at 07:59 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry and a Scania bus were involved in a crash on the A83 in Argyll and Bute at 07:59 on Sunday 5 September 2021. The 52-year-old male driver of the Scania bus and a 34-year-old male passenger in the Scania bus were seriously injured and a 54-year-old male passenger in the Scania bus 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
5 Sep 2021
Sunday, 07:59
Vehicles
2
Volvo and Scania
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.2343, longitude -5.04636, in the PA25 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021991083971
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Police Scotland
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
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 September 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    16,123 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    13,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 52, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Scania)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Scania)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Scania)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    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 2021991083971 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.