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M4 crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf on 26 February 1994 at 01:42 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Skoda 120 were involved in a crash on the M4 in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 01:42 on Saturday 26 February 1994. The 40-year-old male driver of the Skoda 120 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Feb 1994
Saturday, 01:42
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Skoda 120
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51087, longitude -3.42639, in the CF72 postcode district and within the built-up area of Llanharry.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199462B005194
Council area
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Fine, 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 4 March 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    15,098 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda 120

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,174 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda 120)

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 199462B005194 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rhondda Cynon Taf road accident statistics for 1994.