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A55 crash in Conwy on 23 December 2014 at 12:30 involving a car

Three cars were involved in a crash on the A55 in Conwy at 12:30 on Tuesday 23 December 2014. The 17-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 and a 17-year-old male passenger in vehicle 2 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet slip road with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 2014
Tuesday, 12:30
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.28003, longitude -3.78987, in the LL28 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Glyn y Marl, Conwy, LL31 9PL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Conwy

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201460R200061
Council area
Conwy
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
55
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
470

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
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 January 2014.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (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 201460R200061 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Conwy road accident statistics for 2014.