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Serious B4558 crash in Powys on 13 July 1991 at 16:05 involving a Datsun van

A Datsun van and a Leyland National bus were involved in a crash on the B4558 in Powys at 16:05 on Saturday 13 July 1991. The 21-year-old male driver of the Datsun van was seriously injured and a 26-year-old male passenger in the Leyland National bus 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
Serious
Date
13 Jul 1991
Saturday, 16:05
Vehicles
2
Datsun and Leyland National
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.91345, longitude -3.31713, in the LD3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Powys

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199163D523391
Council area
Powys
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4558
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, 48 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 March 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Datsun

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,770 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland National

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    8,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Datsun)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland National)

    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 199163D523391 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 1991.