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Fatal B4366 crash in Gwynedd on 24 December 1997 at 18:20 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A Suzuki motorcycle and a Toyota Carina were involved in a crash on the B4366 in Gwynedd at 18:20 on Wednesday 24 December 1997. The 25-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle was killed and the 25-year-old female driver of the Toyota Carina was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Dec 1997
Wednesday, 18:20
Vehicles
2
Suzuki and Toyota Carina
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.17451, longitude -4.17226, in the LL55 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Gwynedd

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997600GN4043
Council area
Gwynedd
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4366
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
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 25 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 June 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,098 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Carina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 25, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Carina)

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 1997600GN4043 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.