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Serious A494 crash in Gwynedd on 27 November 1989 at 11:30 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the A494 in Gwynedd at 11:30 on Monday 27 November 1989. All four casualties were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Nov 1989
Monday, 11:30
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
4
4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.91635, longitude -3.57641, in the LL23 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Gwynedd

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1989600B05099
Council area
Gwynedd
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
494
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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 67 metres away, was a fatal crash on 29 February 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,608 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 1989600B05099 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 1989.