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A483 crash in Wrexham on 10 March 2022 at 15:21 involving a Hyundai Matrix

A Hyundai Matrix, a Mercedes V Class and a Mercedes AMG Class were involved in a crash on the A483 in Wrexham at 15:21 on Thursday 10 March 2022. The 85-year-old female driver of the Hyundai Matrix 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
Slight
Date
10 Mar 2022
Thursday, 15:21
Vehicles
3
Hyundai Matrix and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.07761, longitude -2.98624, in the LL12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Llay, Wrexham, LL12 8SA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wrexham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
202260B033381
Council area
Wrexham
Police force
North Wales
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
Estimated chance it was serious
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 42 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 October 1995.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Matrix

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    85 years
    Engine capacity
    1,795 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes V Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes AMG Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    2,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Matrix)

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 202260B033381 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wrexham road accident statistics for 2022.