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Serious A543 crash in Denbighshire on 6 October 2023 at 15:52 involving a John Deere 6000 Series agricultural vehicle

A John Deere 6000 Series agricultural vehicle, a Kia Sorento and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A543 in Denbighshire at 15:52 on Friday 6 October 2023. The 65-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Oct 2023
Friday, 15:52
Vehicles
3
John Deere 6000 Series and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.20012, longitude -3.40393, in the LL16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Denbighshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
202360A160789
Council area
Denbighshire
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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 85 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 February 1997.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: John Deere 6000 Series

    Agricultural vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    6,788 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Sorento

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 65, on vehicle 3 (Bicycle)

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 202360A160789 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Denbighshire road accident statistics for 2023.