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A497 crash in Gwynedd on 2 July 2025 at 18:00 involving an Audi A5

An Audi A5 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A497 in Gwynedd at 18:00 on Wednesday 2 July 2025. The 43-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 20 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Jul 2025
Wednesday, 18:00
Vehicles
2
Audi A5 and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.92788, longitude -4.13334, in the LL49 postcode district and within the built-up area of Porthmadog. It is one of the crashes that make up the Gorllewin Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9AF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gwynedd

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
202560C098951
Council area
Gwynedd
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
497
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
20 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
497

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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 July 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,967 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, on vehicle 2 (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 202560C098951 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 2025.