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Fatal A55 crash in Flintshire on 21 May 1999 at 10:53 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and a car were involved in a crash on the A55 in Flintshire at 10:53 on Friday 21 May 1999. The 91-year-old male driver of the Nissan Micra was killed and the 61-year-old male driver of the car and a 54-year-old female passenger in the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 May 1999
Friday, 10:53
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and car
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.22705, longitude -3.16853, in the CH8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Flintshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1999600FL8027
Council area
Flintshire
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
55
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 June 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    91 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 91, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    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 1999600FL8027 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Flintshire road accident statistics for 1999.