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Fatal A4061 crash in Bridgend on 20 September 1990 at 21:15 involving a Volkswagen minibus

A Volkswagen minibus hit a pedestrian on the A4061 in Bridgend at 21:15 on Thursday 20 September 1990. A 39-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Sep 1990
Thursday, 21:15
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51263, longitude -3.57747, in the CF31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bridgend.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990620F03430
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4061
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 November 1986.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 39, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 1990620F03430 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bridgend road accident statistics for 1990.