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Fatal C road crash in Torfaen NP4 on 9 January 1993 at 23:59 involving an MG Metro

An MG Metro crashed on a C road in Torfaen at 23:59 on Saturday 9 January 1993. A 22-year-old male passenger, a 21-year-old male passenger and a 19-year-old male passenger were killed and two other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Jan 1993
Saturday, 23:59
Vehicles
1
MG Metro
Casualties
5
3 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.68911, longitude -3.01867, 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199361B010930
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, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 20 May 2018.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: MG Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Telegraph or electricity pole
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG Metro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG Metro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG Metro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG 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 199361B010930 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 1993.