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A487 crash in Ceredigion on 26 August 2010 at 00:57 involving a Suzuki Swift

A Suzuki Swift crashed on the A487 in Ceredigion at 00:57 on Thursday 26 August 2010. The 18-year-old female driver was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Aug 2010
Thursday, 00:57
Vehicles
1
Suzuki Swift
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.24469, longitude -4.2539, in the SA46 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberaeron.

Map of where the crash happened in Ceredigion

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201063BC13210
Council area
Ceredigion
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
487
Road type
Dual 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 November 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Telegraph or electricity pole
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,328 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Swift)

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 201063BC13210 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 2010.