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Unclassified road crash in Denbighshire LL18 on 9 April 2003 at 11:43 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus, a Mercedes minibus and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Denbighshire at 11:43 on Wednesday 9 April 2003. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Apr 2003
Wednesday, 11:43
Vehicles
3
Ford Focus and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.28971, longitude -3.46909, in the LL18 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, LL18 5UA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Denbighshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003600DE4044
Council area
Denbighshire
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 June 1997.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

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

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Corsa)

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 2003600DE4044 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 2003.