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A458 crash in Powys on 15 June 2023 at 15:00 involving a Ford Kuga

A Ford Kuga and a Ford Puma were involved in a crash on the A458 in Powys at 15:00 on Thursday 15 June 2023. A 59-year-old female passenger in the Ford Puma was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Jun 2023
Thursday, 15:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Kuga and Ford Puma
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.66492, longitude -3.13044, in the SY21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Welshpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Welshpool Castle, Powys, SY21 7BS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Powys

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023631321469
Council area
Powys
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
458
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
483

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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 October 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Kuga

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Puma

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Puma)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

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 2023631321469 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Powys road accident statistics for 2023.