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Serious A55 crash in Flintshire on 19 January 1991 at 08:40 involving a Rover Range Rover

Thirteen vehicles, including a Rover Range Rover and an Austin Maestro, were involved in a crash on the A55 in Flintshire at 08:40 on Saturday 19 January 1991. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Jan 1991
Saturday, 08:40
Vehicles
13
Rover Range Rover and 12 others
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.26387, longitude -3.22783, in the CH8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Flintshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991600C01018
Council area
Flintshire
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
55
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 July 1994.

Vehicles involved (13)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover Range Rover

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    3,528 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 5: Renault 12

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,289 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 6: Fiat Uno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,116 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 7: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 8: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 9: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 10: Peugeot 309

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 11: Volvo 740

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 12: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 13: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover Range Rover)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Renault 12)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Renault 12)

    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 1991600C01018 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Flintshire road accident statistics for 1991.