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A487 crash in Ceredigion on 9 December 2003 at 18:40 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat, a Ford Fiesta and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A487 in Ceredigion at 18:40 on Tuesday 9 December 2003. The 72-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Dec 2003
Tuesday, 18:40
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Passat and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.41671, longitude -4.07178, in the SY23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberystwyth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Ceredigion

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200363BC28503
Council area
Ceredigion
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
487
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 August 1982.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

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 200363BC28503 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.