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Fatal A482 crash in Ceredigion on 10 July 1997 at 20:50 involving a Ford

A Ford and an ERF lorry were involved in a crash on the A482 in Ceredigion at 20:50 on Thursday 10 July 1997. There were six casualties: four people were killed and two were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Jul 1997
Thursday, 20:50
Vehicles
2
Ford and ERF
Casualties
6
4 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.22971, longitude -4.25337, in the SA46 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Ceredigion

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199763B526697
Council area
Ceredigion
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
482
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 24 June 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: ERF

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

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

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (ERF)

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 199763B526697 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ceredigion road accident statistics for 1997.