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M4 crash in Cardiff on 4 May 1991 at 03:04 involving a Leyland Roadrunner van

A Leyland Roadrunner van and an Austin Morris Mini were involved in a crash on the M4 in Cardiff at 03:04 on Saturday 4 May 1991. An 18-year-old female passenger in the Austin Morris Mini, an 18-year-old female passenger in the Austin Morris Mini and a 20-year-old male passenger in the Austin Morris Mini were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 May 1991
Saturday, 03:04
Vehicles
2
Leyland Roadrunner and Austin Morris Mini
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50754, longitude -3.327, in the CF72 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cardiff

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991620E01130
Council area
Cardiff
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 September 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland Roadrunner

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Morris Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    848 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Morris Mini)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Morris Mini)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Morris Mini)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 1991620E01130 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.