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A489 crash in Powys on 15 November 2023 at 11:45 involving a Mazda CX-5

A Mazda CX-5 and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A489 in Powys at 11:45 on Wednesday 15 November 2023. A 65-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Ford Transit van was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Nov 2023
Wednesday, 11:45
Vehicles
2
Mazda CX-5 and Ford Transit
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.59055, longitude -3.85174, in the SY20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Machynlleth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8DT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Powys

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023631379313
Council area
Powys
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
489
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Dark, no street lighting
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, 15 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 15 November 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda CX-5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,191 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, hit by vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)
    Road maintenance worker
    Yes
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2023631379313 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.