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Fatal A473 crash in Bridgend on 9 November 1990 at 14:00 involving a Colt Lancer

A Colt Lancer and an Iveco-Ford lorry were involved in a crash on the A473 in Bridgend at 14:00 on Friday 9 November 1990. The 78-year-old male driver of the Colt Lancer was killed and a 69-year-old female passenger in the Colt Lancer was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Nov 1990
Friday, 14:00
Vehicles
2
Colt Lancer and Iveco-Ford
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50739, longitude -3.52484, in the CF35 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bridgend

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990620F04190
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
473
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 May 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Colt Lancer

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,410 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Colt Lancer)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Colt Lancer)

    Car passenger
    Front seat 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 1990620F04190 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.