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Unclassified road crash in Gwynedd LL53 on 5 December 1997 at 16:40 involving a Ford Orion

A Ford Orion and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd at 16:40 on Friday 5 December 1997. A 16-year-old female passenger in the Ford Orion, a 6-year-old female passenger in the Ford Orion and a 4-year-old female passenger in the Ford Orion were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Dec 1997
Friday, 16:40
Vehicles
2
Ford Orion and Volvo
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.93647, longitude -4.38161, in the LL53 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Gwynedd

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997600GN7046
Council area
Gwynedd
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 130 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 22 May 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    7,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

    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 1997600GN7046 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.