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Fatal A499 crash in Gwynedd on 8 April 1991 at 16:30 involving a Rover 200 Series

A Rover 200 Series and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A499 in Gwynedd at 16:30 on Monday 8 April 1991. The 21-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed and the 65-year-old male driver of the Rover 200 Series was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Apr 1991
Monday, 16:30
Vehicles
2
Rover 200 Series and motorcycle
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.03291, longitude -4.35619, 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
1991600A11029
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
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 200 metres away, was a fatal crash on 1 February 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 1991600A11029 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 1991.