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C road crash in Torfaen NP4 on 2 October 1992 at 07:00 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Nissan Cherry were involved in a crash on a C road in Torfaen at 07:00 on Friday 2 October 1992. The 32-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Oct 1992
Friday, 07:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Nissan Cherry
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.67562, longitude -3.02921, in the NP4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Pontypool.

Map of where the crash happened in Torfaen

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199261B392920
Council area
Torfaen
Police force
Gwent

Road and location details

First road class
C
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
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 11 September 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,608 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Cherry

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,186 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

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 199261B392920 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torfaen road accident statistics for 1992.