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A477 crash in Carmarthenshire on 17 July 1997 at 17:40 involving a Renault 19

A Renault 19 and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A477 in Carmarthenshire at 17:40 on Thursday 17 July 1997. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jul 1997
Thursday, 17:40
Vehicles
2
Renault 19 and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.81599, longitude -4.50559, in the SA33 postcode district and within the built-up area of St Clears.

Map of where the crash happened in Carmarthenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199763B528797
Council area
Carmarthenshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
477
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
40

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 23 July 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 19

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,990 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 19)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 19)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 19)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199763B528797 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Carmarthenshire road accident statistics for 1997.