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C road crash in Torfaen NP44 on 21 December 1997 at 03:10 involving an LDV 400 Series minibus

An LDV 400 Series minibus crashed on a C road in Torfaen at 03:10 on Sunday 21 December 1997. All nine casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Dec 1997
Sunday, 03:10
Vehicles
1
LDV 400 Series
Casualties
9
9 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.64015, longitude -3.03448, in the NP44 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Torfaen

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997610156397
Council area
Torfaen
Police force
Gwent

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 December 1988.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: LDV 400 Series

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

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 1997610156397 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torfaen road accident statistics for 1997.