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Fatal A483 crash in Wrexham on 27 December 1993 at 16:16 involving a MAN lorry

Four vehicles, including a MAN lorry and a Ford Fiesta, were involved in a crash on the A483 in Wrexham at 16:16 on Monday 27 December 1993. The 47-year-old male driver of the MAN lorry and the 24-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta were killed and two other people were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 Dec 1993
Monday, 16:16
Vehicles
4
MAN and 3 others
Casualties
4
2 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.08904, longitude -2.98393, in the LL12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wrexham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993600D07144
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, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 November 2007.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: MAN

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    9,973 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 47, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (MAN)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    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 1993600D07144 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.