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Fatal A543 crash in Conwy on 20 April 2018 at 10:55 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A543 in Conwy at 10:55 on Friday 20 April 2018. The 65-year-old male rider of the motorcycle and a 60-year-old female passenger on the motorcycle were killed and the 78-year-old female driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Apr 2018
Friday, 10:55
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and car
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.17224, longitude -3.48073, in the LL16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Conwy

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201860W050328
Council area
Conwy
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
543
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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 33 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 March 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    78 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 65, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 60, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 201860W050328 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 2018.