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Serious B4591 crash in Caerphilly on 11 October 1991 at 23:30 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro hit two pedestrians on the B4591 in Caerphilly at 23:30 on Friday 11 October 1991. A 60-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured and a 50-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
11 Oct 1991
Friday, 23:30
Vehicles
1
Austin Metro
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.60115, longitude -3.08138, in the NP11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Risca.

Map of where the crash happened in Caerphilly

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199161C317910
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
Gwent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4591
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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 12 November 1988.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, hit by vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing in zig-zag approach lines
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 60, hit by vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing in zig-zag approach lines
    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 199161C317910 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 1991.