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Serious A48 crash in Carmarthenshire on 10 August 1991 at 02:26 involving a minibus

A minibus crashed on the A48 in Carmarthenshire at 02:26 on Saturday 10 August 1991. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Aug 1991
Saturday, 02:26
Vehicles
1
Minibus
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.79624, longitude -4.08521, in the SA14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cefneithin.

Map of where the crash happened in Carmarthenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199163B533291
Council area
Carmarthenshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
48
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
476

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 17 January 1981.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Central island of roundabout
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 55, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 199163B533291 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Carmarthenshire road accident statistics for 1991.