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Serious A4231 crash in the Vale of Glamorgan on 19 May 1994 at 20:15 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Suzuki motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4231 in the Vale of Glamorgan at 20:15 on Thursday 19 May 1994. The 40-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle and a 30-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki motorcycle were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 May 1994
Thursday, 20:15
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Suzuki
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.42057, longitude -3.24682, in the CF63 postcode district and within the built-up area of Barry.

Map of where the crash happened in the Vale of Glamorgan

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199462E017394
Council area
Vale of Glamorgan
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4231
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 15 November 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki

    Motorcycle

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 30, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

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 199462E017394 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Vale of Glamorgan road accident statistics for 1994.