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Fatal A4059 crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf on 25 October 1995 at 12:25 involving a Vauxhall Carlton

A Vauxhall Carlton hit a pedestrian on the A4059 in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 12:25 on Wednesday 25 October 1995. A 12-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Oct 1995
Wednesday, 12:25
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Carlton
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.70839, longitude -3.4365, in the CF44 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199562A031095
Council area
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4059
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 April 2017.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Carlton

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 12, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Carlton)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 199562A031095 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 1995.