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Serious B5382 crash in Denbighshire on 16 November 2000 at 11:10 involving an Austin Maestro

An Austin Maestro and a Leyland Constructor lorry were involved in a crash on the B5382 in Denbighshire at 11:10 on Thursday 16 November 2000. A 79-year-old female passenger in the Austin Maestro and the 88-year-old male driver of the Austin Maestro were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Nov 2000
Thursday, 11:10
Vehicles
2
Austin Maestro and Leyland Constructor
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.18573, longitude -3.43006, in the LL16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Denbigh.

Map of where the crash happened in Denbighshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000600DE5074
Council area
Denbighshire
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5382
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 September 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    88 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland Constructor

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 88, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

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 2000600DE5074 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Denbighshire road accident statistics for 2000.