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B5425 crash in Wrexham on 15 December 1982 at 08:50 involving a van

A van, a motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the B5425 in Wrexham at 08:50 on Wednesday 15 December 1982. All four casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Dec 1982
Wednesday, 08:50
Vehicles
3
Van and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.08445, longitude -2.99577, in the LL12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wrexham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1982600D07261
Council area
Wrexham
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5425
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 23 December 1988.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 1982600D07261 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wrexham road accident statistics for 1982.