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A4048 crash in Caerphilly on 7 November 1991 at 06:05 involving a Morris Marina

A Morris Marina and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A4048 in Caerphilly at 06:05 on Thursday 7 November 1991. The 34-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort and the 20-year-old male driver of the Morris Marina were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Nov 1991
Thursday, 06:05
Vehicles
2
Morris Marina and Ford Escort
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.71316, longitude -3.21288, in the NP12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Caerphilly

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199161C34491P
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
Gwent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4048
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 166 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 May 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Morris Marina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Morris Marina)

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 199161C34491P 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.