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A487 crash in Ceredigion on 3 November 2000 at 11:59 involving a Leyland DAF FA 65CF lorry

A Leyland DAF FA 65CF lorry and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the A487 in Ceredigion at 11:59 on Friday 3 November 2000. The 46-year-old male driver of the Volvo lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on an oily single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Nov 2000
Friday, 11:59
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FA 65CF and Volvo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.55206, longitude -3.93227, in the SY20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Ceredigion

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200063AA18900
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
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
Other
Road surface
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 November 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FA 65CF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

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

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    12,130 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

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 200063AA18900 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 2000.