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Fatal unclassified road crash in Merthyr Tydfil CF47 on 17 January 1991 at 22:00 involving an Austin Morris Maxi

An Austin Morris Maxi hit two pedestrians on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil at 22:00 on Thursday 17 January 1991. A 32-year-old female pedestrian was killed and a 26-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 Jan 1991
Thursday, 22:00
Vehicles
1
Austin Morris Maxi
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.76436, longitude -3.38089, in the CF47 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merthyr Tydfil.

Map of where the crash happened in Merthyr Tydfil

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991620A00340
Council area
Merthyr Tydfil
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 21 July 1989.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Morris Maxi

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,748 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 32, hit by vehicle 1 (Austin Morris Maxi)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, hit by vehicle 1 (Austin Morris Maxi)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

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 1991620A00340 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Merthyr Tydfil road accident statistics for 1991.