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Serious C road crash in Torfaen NP44 on 1 November 1991 at 08:40 involving a Mitsubishi Space Wagon

A Mitsubishi Space Wagon and a Toyota Corolla were involved in a crash on a C road in Torfaen at 08:40 on Friday 1 November 1991. The 25-year-old male driver of the Mitsubishi Space Wagon, the 40-year-old female driver of the Toyota Corolla and a 46-year-old male passenger in the Toyota Corolla were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Nov 1991
Friday, 08:40
Vehicles
2
Mitsubishi Space Wagon and Toyota Corolla
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.65555, longitude -3.03208, in the NP44 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cwmbrân.

Map of where the crash happened in Torfaen

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199161B494910
Council area
Torfaen
Police force
Gwent

Road and location details

First road class
C
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 27 May 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Space Wagon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,755 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,295 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Space Wagon)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Corolla)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Corolla)

    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 199161B494910 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torfaen road accident statistics for 1991.