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Serious B4263 crash in Caerphilly on 22 March 1990 at 17:05 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Freight Rover Sherpa bus were involved in a crash on the B4263 in Caerphilly at 17:05 on Thursday 22 March 1990. There were seven casualties: two people were seriously injured and five were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Mar 1990
Thursday, 17:05
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Freight Rover Sherpa
Casualties
7
2 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.61083, longitude -3.28091, in the CF83 postcode district and within the built-up area of Abertridwr and Senghenydd.

Map of where the crash happened in Caerphilly

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990620A01150
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4263
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 March 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Freight Rover Sherpa

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

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 1990620A01150 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Caerphilly road accident statistics for 1990.