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A489 crash in Powys on 23 August 2002 at 10:40 involving an Iveco-Ford lorry

An Iveco-Ford lorry and an MG MGB were involved in a crash on the A489 in Powys at 10:40 on Friday 23 August 2002. The 64-year-old male driver of the MG MGB and a 50-year-old female passenger in the MG MGB were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Aug 2002
Friday, 10:40
Vehicles
2
Iveco-Ford and MG MGB
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.50449, longitude -3.34155, in the SY16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newtown. It is one of the crashes that make up the Llandinam with Dolfor, Powys, SY16 4BE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Powys

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200263DP32102
Council area
Powys
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
489
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 November 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    9,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: MG MGB

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (MG MGB)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (MG MGB)

    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 200263DP32102 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Powys road accident statistics for 2002.