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Serious A477 crash in Pembrokeshire on 21 May 1993 at 09:59 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry and a Vauxhall Carlton were involved in a crash on the A477 in Pembrokeshire at 09:59 on Friday 21 May 1993. The 34-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Carlton, a 33-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Carlton and an 8-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Carlton were seriously 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
21 May 1993
Friday, 09:59
Vehicles
2
Volvo and Vauxhall Carlton
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.68914, longitude -4.89491, in the SA72 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Pembrokeshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199363C514693
Council area
Pembrokeshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
477
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 10 October 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Carlton

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,979 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Carlton)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Carlton)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Carlton)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199363C514693 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Pembrokeshire road accident statistics for 1993.