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A483 crash in Wrexham on 9 February 1993 at 11:45 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova, a lorry and a DAF Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on the A483 in Wrexham at 11:45 on Tuesday 9 February 1993. The 34-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Nova was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Feb 1993
Tuesday, 11:45
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Nova and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.06737, longitude -2.99538, in the LL11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wrexham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993600D07012
Council area
Wrexham
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
483
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 7 January 1987.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Lane or location
    Leaving lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

  • Vehicle 3: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    On lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    11,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

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 1993600D07012 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wrexham road accident statistics for 1993.