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Fatal A499 crash in Gwynedd on 24 December 1990 at 11:40 involving a Mercedes lorry

A Mercedes lorry and a Mitsubishi Colt were involved in a crash on the A499 in Gwynedd at 11:40 on Monday 24 December 1990. The 77-year-old male driver of the Mitsubishi Colt was killed, a 75-year-old female passenger in the Mitsubishi Colt was seriously injured and a 35-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Dec 1990
Monday, 11:40
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and Mitsubishi Colt
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.97885, longitude -4.40688, in the LL54 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Gwynedd

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990600A13187
Council area
Gwynedd
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
499
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
4417

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 15 June 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    3,782 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mitsubishi Colt

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    1,468 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Colt)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Colt)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

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 1990600A13187 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 1990.