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Fatal B4270 crash in the Vale of Glamorgan on 26 May 1995 at 05:46 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the B4270 in the Vale of Glamorgan at 05:46 on Friday 26 May 1995. The 19-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier was killed and the 32-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 May 1995
Friday, 05:46
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and Ford Sierra
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.46007, longitude -3.48397, in the CF71 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Vale of Glamorgan

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199562E013595
Council area
Vale of Glamorgan
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4270
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 141 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 May 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

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 199562E013595 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 1995.