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Fatal B4342 crash in Ceredigion on 23 November 2003 at 15:40 involving a Leyland DAF FA 50 lorry

A Leyland DAF FA 50 lorry and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B4342 in Ceredigion at 15:40 on Sunday 23 November 2003. The 15-year-old male cyclist was killed and a 15-year-old male passenger on the bicycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Nov 2003
Sunday, 15:40
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FA 50 and bicycle
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.21495, longitude -4.35838, in the SA45 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Ceredigion

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200363BC25003
Council area
Ceredigion
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4342
Road type
One way street or slip road
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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 August 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FA 50

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    5,880 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 15, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, cyclist, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 200363BC25003 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 2003.