Serious A483 crash in Powys on 2 April 2016 at 11:54 involving a Hyundai i10
A Hyundai i10 and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A483 in Powys at 11:54 on Saturday 2 April 2016. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 2 Apr 2016
- Saturday, 11:54
- Vehicles
- 2
- Hyundai i10 and Volkswagen Golf
- Casualties
- 4
- 2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.45253, longitude -3.34026, in the SY16 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in Powys
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 201663DP08616
- Council area
- Powys
- Police force
- Dyfed-Powys
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 483
- 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
- Wet or damp
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 100%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 0%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 13 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 August 2021.
Serious
Kia Ceed crash on the A483 in Powys, 29 August 2021
13 m awayRef 202163D067421
Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on the A483 in Powys, 26 September 2003
14 m awayRef 200363DP38703
Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A483 in Powys, 25 August 2025
19 m awayRef 2025631633189
Slight
Car crash on the A483 in Powys, 25 September 1996
22 m awayRef 199663D532696
Serious
Land Rover Freelander crash on the A483 in Powys, 20 April 2024
28 m awayRef 2024631433891
Slight
Citroen Xsara crash on the A483 in Powys, 14 November 2003
36 m awayRef 200363DP46303
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Hyundai i10
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- 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
- 66 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,248 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- 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
- 72 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,900 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 10 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualties (4)
Casualty 1: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualty 2: Driver
SeriousMale, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i10)
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
Casualty 3: Passenger
SeriousFemale, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
Casualty 4: Driver
SlightMale, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
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 201663DP08616 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Powys road accident statistics for 2016.