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Unclassified road crash in Cardiff CF5 on 20 March 1991 at 19:50 involving a Vespa (Douglas) motorcycle

A Vespa (Douglas) motorcycle and a Rover Maestro were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff at 19:50 on Wednesday 20 March 1991. The 24-year-old male rider of the Vespa (Douglas) motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Mar 1991
Wednesday, 19:50
Vehicles
2
Vespa (Douglas) and Rover Maestro
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48208, longitude -3.21249, in the CF5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cardiff.

Map of where the crash happened in Cardiff

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991620D01260
Council area
Cardiff
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
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 14 November 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vespa (Douglas)

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Vespa (Douglas))

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 1991620D01260 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cardiff road accident statistics for 1991.