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Unclassified road crash in Wrexham LL13 on 26 January 1998 at 09:50 involving a Seat Malaga

A Seat Malaga and a Mercedes 300 lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wrexham at 09:50 on Monday 26 January 1998. The 71-year-old male driver of the Seat Malaga, the 28-year-old male driver of the Mercedes 300 lorry and a 71-year-old female passenger in the Seat Malaga were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Jan 1998
Monday, 09:50
Vehicles
2
Seat Malaga and Mercedes 300
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.04933, longitude -3.01331, in the LL13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wrexham.

Map of where the crash happened in Wrexham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998600WR1032
Council area
Wrexham
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

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

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, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 August 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Malaga

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,193 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes 300

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Malaga)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 300)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Malaga)

    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 1998600WR1032 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wrexham road accident statistics for 1998.