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Fatal B4520 crash in Powys on 8 November 1986 at 02:40 involving a van

A van crashed on the B4520 in Powys at 02:40 on Saturday 8 November 1986. A 16-year-old male passenger and a 24-year-old male passenger were killed, three other people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Nov 1986
Saturday, 02:40
Vehicles
1
Van
Casualties
7
2 killed, 3 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.06566, longitude -3.44853, in the LD3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Powys

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19866386D0331
Council area
Powys
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4520
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 November 1985.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 16, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 24, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 19866386D0331 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Powys road accident statistics for 1986.