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B4600 crash in Caerphilly on 3 July 1991 at 23:20 involving an MG MGB

An MG MGB and a Ford Orion taxi were involved in a crash on the B4600 in Caerphilly at 23:20 on Wednesday 3 July 1991. A 37-year-old male passenger in the Ford Orion taxi was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Jul 1991
Wednesday, 23:20
Vehicles
2
MG MGB and Ford Orion
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.57822, longitude -3.21938, in the CF83 postcode district and within the built-up area of Caerphilly.

Map of where the crash happened in Caerphilly

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991620A02520
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4600
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
469

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 30 July 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MG MGB

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Orion

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Orion)

    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 1991620A02520 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.