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A4061 crash in Bridgend on 26 November 1996 at 16:45 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A car, a Vauxhall Cavalier and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the A4061 in Bridgend at 16:45 on Tuesday 26 November 1996. The 44-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra, a 28-year-old male passenger in the Ford Sierra and a 46-year-old female passenger in the Ford Sierra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Nov 1996
Tuesday, 16:45
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Cavalier and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52635, longitude -3.57348, in the CF35 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bridgend

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199662F043196
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4061
Road type
Single carriageway
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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 January 2017.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Sierra)

    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 199662F043196 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bridgend road accident statistics for 1996.