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Fatal A525 crash in Wrexham on 26 December 1998 at 21:50 involving a Rover 200 Series

A Rover 200 Series and a Saab 9000 were involved in a crash on the A525 in Wrexham at 21:50 on Saturday 26 December 1998. A 5-year-old male passenger in the Rover 200 Series was killed, two other people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Dec 1998
Saturday, 21:50
Vehicles
2
Rover 200 Series and Saab 9000
Casualties
6
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.96306, longitude -2.78321, in the SY13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wrexham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998600WR6064
Council area
Wrexham
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
525
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
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 September 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Saab 9000

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Saab 9000)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Saab 9000)

    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 1998600WR6064 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.