Fatal A55 crash on the Isle of Anglesey on 13 April 2011 at 10:17 involving a car
A car and two bicycles were involved in a crash on the A55 on the Isle of Anglesey at 10:17 on Wednesday 13 April 2011. The 27-year-old male cyclist was killed and the 27-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.
It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Fatal
- Date
- 13 Apr 2011
- Wednesday, 10:17
- Vehicles
- 3
- Car and 2 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 1 killed, 1 seriously injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.24123, longitude -4.36034, in the LL62 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened on the Isle of Anglesey
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 201160M058475
- Council area
- Isle of Anglesey
- Police force
- North Wales
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 55
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 70 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
- Raining with 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, 117 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 May 2012.
Slight
Car crash on the A55 on the Isle of Anglesey, 25 May 2012
117 m awayRef 201260N083840
Serious
Nissan Micra crash on the A55 on the Isle of Anglesey, 11 May 2009
262 m awayRef 2009609010189
Serious
Car crash on the A55 on the Isle of Anglesey, 11 February 2011
306 m awayRef 201160M023168
Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A5 on the Isle of Anglesey, 24 January 1992
380 m awayRef 1992600A04026
Slight
Van crash on the A5 on the Isle of Anglesey, 11 January 1989
434 m awayRef 1989600A04010
Slight
Ford Cortina crash on the A5 on the Isle of Anglesey, 14 April 1991
470 m awayRef 1991600A04078
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 84 years
Vehicle 2: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 27 years
Vehicle 3: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 27 years
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Cyclist
FatalMale, aged 27, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)
Casualty 2: Cyclist
SeriousMale, aged 27, on vehicle 3 (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 201160M058475 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Isle of Anglesey road accident statistics for 2011.