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A487 crash in Gwynedd on 11 July 2025 at 14:53 involving a Ford Transit Custom van

A Ford Transit Custom van and a Honda CBR motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A487 in Gwynedd at 14:53 on Friday 11 July 2025. The 47-year-old male rider of the Honda CBR motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Jul 2025
Friday, 14:53
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit Custom and Honda CBR
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.10181, longitude -4.27651, in the LL54 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Gwynedd

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
202560C104290
Council area
Gwynedd
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
487
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
22%
Estimated chance it was slight
78%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 April 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Honda CBR

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda CBR)

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 202560C104290 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.