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Serious A494 crash in Gwynedd on 12 June 1992 at 11:35 involving an Austin Montego

An Austin Montego and a minibus were involved in a crash on the A494 in Gwynedd at 11:35 on Friday 12 June 1992. There were eight casualties: one person was seriously injured and seven were 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
12 Jun 1992
Friday, 11:35
Vehicles
2
Austin Montego and minibus
Casualties
8
1 seriously injured, 7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.77764, longitude -3.78489, in the LL40 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Gwynedd

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992600B08044
Council area
Gwynedd
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
494
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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 24 September 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Montego

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Montego)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

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 1992600B08044 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 1992.