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Fatal A5 crash on the Isle of Anglesey on 12 March 1990 at 05:18 involving a Bedford

A Bedford and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A5 on the Isle of Anglesey at 05:18 on Monday 12 March 1990. The 24-year-old male driver of the Bedford and the 39-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf were killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
12 Mar 1990
Monday, 05:18
Vehicles
2
Bedford and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.2242, longitude -4.22736, in the LL60 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened on the Isle of Anglesey

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990600A04054
Council area
Isle of Anglesey
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 156 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 May 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

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 1990600A04054 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Isle of Anglesey road accident statistics for 1990.