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Serious A5122 crash in Gwynedd on 22 August 1997 at 11:35 involving a Volkswagen Motor Caravan minibus

A Volkswagen Motor Caravan minibus and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the A5122 in Gwynedd at 11:35 on Friday 22 August 1997. There were seven casualties: one person was seriously injured and six were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Aug 1997
Friday, 11:35
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Motor Caravan and Ford Sierra
Casualties
7
1 seriously injured, 6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.21677, longitude -4.10176, in the LL57 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Gwynedd

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997600GN2039
Council area
Gwynedd
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5122
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 November 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Motor Caravan

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,584 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Motor Caravan)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

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

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Motor Caravan)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 5, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Motor Caravan)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Motor Caravan)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Motor Caravan)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Motor Caravan)

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 1997600GN2039 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gwynedd road accident statistics for 1997.