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Fatal B5605 crash in Wrexham on 28 December 1994 at 15:10 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Peugeot 405 were involved in a crash on the B5605 in Wrexham at 15:10 on Wednesday 28 December 1994. The 50-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 405 was killed and the 26-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra and a 26-year-old male passenger in the Ford Sierra were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 Dec 1994
Wednesday, 15:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Peugeot 405
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.9589, longitude -3.06434, in the LL14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wrexham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1994600D04044
Council area
Wrexham
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5605
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 May 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    2,792 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 405

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 405)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    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 1994600D04044 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 1994.