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Fatal A5 crash in Conwy on 6 June 2018 at 09:18 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the A5 in Conwy at 09:18 on Wednesday 6 June 2018. The 73-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 was killed and the 51-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 and a 72-year-old female passenger in vehicle 2 were seriously 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
6 Jun 2018
Wednesday, 09:18
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.03815, longitude -3.60807, in the LL21 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Conwy

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201860W075185
Council area
Conwy
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
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, 26 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 August 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    51 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South 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
    73 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 72, 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 201860W075185 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.