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A487 crash in Ceredigion on 8 January 1999 at 12:35 involving an Iveco-Ford lorry

An Iveco-Ford lorry, a Vauxhall Astravan and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A487 in Ceredigion at 12:35 on Friday 8 January 1999. The 24-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astravan and a 43-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astravan were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jan 1999
Friday, 12:35
Vehicles
3
Iveco-Ford and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.41602, longitude -4.08072, in the SY23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberystwyth.

Map of where the crash happened in Ceredigion

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199963AA00599
Council area
Ceredigion
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
487
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 December 1996.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

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

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astravan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astravan)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astravan)

    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 199963AA00599 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ceredigion road accident statistics for 1999.