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Unclassified road crash in Merthyr Tydfil CF47 on 1 January 1995 at 17:35 involving a Peugeot 405

A Peugeot 405 and an Austin Montego were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil at 17:35 on Sunday 1 January 1995. A 54-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 405 and a 25-year-old female passenger in the Austin Montego were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on an icy roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Jan 1995
Sunday, 17:35
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 405 and Austin Montego
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.74875, longitude -3.38505, in the CF47 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merthyr Tydfil.

Map of where the crash happened in Merthyr Tydfil

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199562A001095
Council area
Merthyr Tydfil
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 November 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 405

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 405)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199562A001095 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Merthyr Tydfil road accident statistics for 1995.