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B4366 crash in Gwynedd on 5 May 1998 at 15:15 involving an Austin Maestro

An Austin Maestro and an Austin Metro were involved in a crash on the B4366 in Gwynedd at 15:15 on Tuesday 5 May 1998. The 27-year-old female driver of the Austin Maestro, the 18-year-old female driver of the Austin Metro and an 18-year-old female passenger in the Austin Metro were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
5 May 1998
Tuesday, 15:15
Vehicles
2
Austin Maestro and Austin Metro
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.14594, longitude -4.26293, in the LL55 postcode district and within the built-up area of Caernarfon.

Map of where the crash happened in Gwynedd

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998600GN1029
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
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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 May 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    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 1998600GN1029 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 1998.