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A485 crash in Carmarthenshire on 16 September 2005 at 18:14 involving a Rover 400 Series

A Rover 400 Series and a van were involved in a crash on the A485 in Carmarthenshire at 18:14 on Friday 16 September 2005. The 20-year-old male driver of the Rover 400 Series, the 18-year-old female driver of the van and a 29-year-old male passenger in the van 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
16 Sep 2005
Friday, 18:14
Vehicles
2
Rover 400 Series and van
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.92885, longitude -4.26902, in the SA32 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Carmarthenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200563AC47005
Council area
Carmarthenshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
485
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
24%
Estimated chance it was slight
76%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 61 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 May 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 400 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 200563AC47005 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Carmarthenshire road accident statistics for 2005.