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Fatal B4547 crash in Gwynedd on 9 July 2000 at 04:00 involving a Vauxhall Astra taxi

A Vauxhall Astra taxi and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B4547 in Gwynedd at 04:00 on Sunday 9 July 2000. The 36-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra taxi was killed and the 33-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort and a 37-year-old female passenger in the Ford Escort were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Jul 2000
Sunday, 04:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Ford Escort
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.17777, longitude -4.16066, in the LL55 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Gwynedd

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000600GN4014
Council area
Gwynedd
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4547
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, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 26 November 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,608 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 36, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    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 2000600GN4014 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gwynedd road accident statistics for 2000.