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Serious accident on A85, Argyll and Bute on Saturday 26 July 1997

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.4451 / 56°26'42"N

Longitude: -5.4379 / 5°26'16"W

OS Eastings: 188200

OS Northings: 733400

OS Grid: NM882334

Mapcode National: GBR DCYP.9XW

Mapcode Global: WH0GD.F8SG

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Accident Data

Accident ID

199797LB70807

Date

Saturday 26 July 1997

Time

23:00

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Argyll and Bute

Local Authority (Highways)

Argyll and Bute Council

Police Force

Strathclyde

Road Class

A

Road Number

85

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

T or staggered junction

Second Road Class

Unclassified

Light Conditions

Darkness - no lighting

Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Dry

Carriageway Hazards

None

Special Conditions at Site

None

Area Type

Rural

Pedestrian Crossing

No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres

Pedestrian Crossing Control

None within 50 metres

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

2

Petrol, 1587cc

Male, 26 - 35

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Front

Skidded.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Pedestrian

Pedestrian, In centre of carriageway - not on refuge, island or central reservation, Crossing from driver's offside

1

11 - 15

Female

Serious

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