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Serious A4086 crash in Gwynedd on 11 September 1980 at 12:45 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a van were involved in a crash on the A4086 in Gwynedd at 12:45 on Thursday 11 September 1980. The 44-year-old female rider of the motorcycle, the 50-year-old male driver of the van and a 50-year-old male passenger in the van were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
11 Sep 1980
Thursday, 12:45
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and van
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.12783, longitude -4.13866, in the LL55 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Gwynedd

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1980600A10080
Council area
Gwynedd
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4086
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 13 October 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Female, aged 44, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 1980600A10080 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gwynedd road accident statistics for 1980.