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Serious B4599 crash in Powys on 6 September 1990 at 22:00 involving a Vauxhall Chevette

A Vauxhall Chevette and a Vauxhall Belmont were involved in a crash on the B4599 in Powys at 22:00 on Thursday 6 September 1990. A 33-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Chevette and the 61-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Belmont were seriously injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Sep 1990
Thursday, 22:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Chevette and Vauxhall Belmont
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.76806, longitude -3.77521, in the SA9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ystalyfera.

Map of where the crash happened in Powys

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199063A534390
Council area
Powys
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4599
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 August 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Chevette

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,256 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Belmont

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Chevette)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Belmont)

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 199063A534390 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 1990.