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A4059 crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf on 22 May 1996 at 21:50 involving an Austin Maestro

An Austin Maestro and a Vauxhall Rascal van were involved in a crash on the A4059 in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 21:50 on Wednesday 22 May 1996. A 33-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Rascal van was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 May 1996
Wednesday, 21:50
Vehicles
2
Austin Maestro and Vauxhall Rascal
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.70719, longitude -3.43212, in the CF44 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199662B019196
Council area
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Police force
South Wales
Highway authority
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

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
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 40 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 September 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Rascal

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    970 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Rascal)

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 199662B019196 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 1996.