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Fatal A4049 crash in Caerphilly on 12 February 1992 at 23:05 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A4049 in Caerphilly at 23:05 on Wednesday 12 February 1992. A 63-year-old male passenger in the Austin Metro was killed and three other people were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
12 Feb 1992
Wednesday, 23:05
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Ford Transit
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.6667, longitude -3.21886, in the NP12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Fleur-de-lis and Pengam.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199261C04492P
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
Gwent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4049
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
4254

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 5 March 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

    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 199261C04492P 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 1992.