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Fatal B4558 crash in Powys on 4 December 2004 at 21:10 involving a Renault Clio

A car and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the B4558 in Powys at 21:10 on Saturday 4 December 2004. The 68-year-old male driver of the car was killed and a 62-year-old male passenger in the car was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Dec 2004
Saturday, 21:10
Vehicles
2
Car and Renault Clio
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.92402, longitude -3.34104, in the LD3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Powys

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200463DP51104
Council area
Powys
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4558
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a fatal crash on 19 December 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,295 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    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 200463DP51104 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 2004.