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Unclassified road crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 on 19 April 1995 at 20:56 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 20:56 on Wednesday 19 April 1995. The 8-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a dry road with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Apr 1995
Wednesday, 20:56
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58503, longitude -3.4648, in the CF39 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hendreforgan.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199562B012295
Council area
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
30 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, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 February 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 199562B012295 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.