§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many fatal accidents have occurred on the stretch of the A483 between Rhostyllen and Johnstown; and what is the national average for comparable stretches of road.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe last fatal road accident reported to the Welsh Office by the North Wales police authority on the stretch of the A483 between Rhostyllen and Johnstown was in June 1986. In August 1987 a new stretch of A483, south of Rhostyllen, was opened and since then there have been no fatal road accidents recorded on this road, between Rhostyllen and the junction with the B5426, near Johnstown.
There have been two fatal road accidents on the old stretch of road between Rhostyllen and Johnstown, now the 85605, since August 1987: in June 1988 and November 1991.
Between 1987 and 1989, the average fatal accident rate, per 100 million vehicle kilometres on Welsh trunk roads was 1.0 for built-up roads and 1.2 for non built-up roads.