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Serious A470 crash in Powys on 12 March 1992 at 18:53 involving an Audi Coupe

Four vehicles, including an Audi Coupe and a Mercedes lorry, were involved in a crash on the A470 in Powys at 18:53 on Thursday 12 March 1992. The 21-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta and a 21-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fiesta were seriously injured and the 57-year-old female driver of the Talbot Express lorry was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Mar 1992
Thursday, 18:53
Vehicles
4
Audi Coupe and 3 others
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.50196, longitude -3.42894, in the SY17 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Powys

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199263D507492
Council area
Powys
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
470
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 November 2014.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi Coupe

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    2,309 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    5,958 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 4: Talbot Express

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    57 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 4 (Talbot Express)

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 199263D507492 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 1992.