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A4212 crash in Gwynedd on 26 March 2023 at 16:11 involving a Volvo XC70

A Volvo XC70 and a Toyota Landcruiser were involved in a crash on the A4212 in Gwynedd at 16:11 on Sunday 26 March 2023. The 77-year-old male driver of the Volvo XC70 and the 65-year-old male driver of the Toyota Landcruiser were 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
26 Mar 2023
Sunday, 16:11
Vehicles
2
Volvo XC70 and Toyota Landcruiser
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.93372, longitude -3.62195, in the LL23 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Gwynedd

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
202360A043605
Council area
Gwynedd
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4212
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
Estimated chance it was serious
31%
Estimated chance it was slight
69%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 92 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 May 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo XC70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    2,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Landcruiser

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    3,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    26 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo XC70)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Landcruiser)

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 202360A043605 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gwynedd road accident statistics for 2023.