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Fatal A55 crash on the Isle of Anglesey on 23 May 2023 at 02:45 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series crashed on the A55 on the Isle of Anglesey at 02:45 on Tuesday 23 May 2023. The 36-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 May 2023
Tuesday, 02:45
Vehicles
1
BMW 3 Series
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.22049, longitude -4.18873, in the LL61 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aethwy, Isle of Anglesey, LL61 5YW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened on the Isle of Anglesey

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
202360A077035
Council area
Isle of Anglesey
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
55
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
A
Second road number
5

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 16 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 January 2000.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,979 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

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 202360A077035 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Isle of Anglesey road accident statistics for 2023.