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Unclassified road crash in Gwynedd LL57 on 3 November 1997 at 13:45 involving a Mercedes van

A Mercedes van and a Peugeot 405 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd at 13:45 on Monday 3 November 1997. A 46-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 405 and a 32-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 405 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Nov 1997
Monday, 13:45
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and Peugeot 405
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.17432, longitude -4.05643, in the LL57 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bethesda.

Map of where the crash happened in Gwynedd

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997600GN2049
Council area
Gwynedd
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 51 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 June 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 405

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 405)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 405)

    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 1997600GN2049 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.