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A487 crash in Ceredigion on 27 November 2012 at 08:34 involving an MG ZR

Two cars, an MG ZR and an Audi A4 were involved in a crash on the A487 in Ceredigion at 08:34 on Tuesday 27 November 2012. The 26-year-old female driver of the MG ZR and the 46-year-old female driver of the Audi A4 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on an icy dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Nov 2012
Tuesday, 08:34
Vehicles
4
MG ZR and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.40018, longitude -4.07101, in the SY23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberystwyth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aberystwyth Penparcau, Ceredigion, SY23 1SJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Ceredigion

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201263BC23212
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
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 February 2008.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years

  • Vehicle 2: MG ZR

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 3: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (MG ZR)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Audi A4)

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 201263BC23212 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 2012.