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Unclassified road crash in Merthyr Tydfil CF47 on 11 January 1997 at 13:04 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Mercedes bus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil at 13:04 on Saturday 11 January 1997. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Jan 1997
Saturday, 13:04
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Mercedes
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.76709, longitude -3.37069, in the CF47 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merthyr Tydfil.

Map of where the crash happened in Merthyr Tydfil

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199762A000897
Council area
Merthyr Tydfil
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Road surface defective
Carriageway hazards
Poor or defective road surface

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 June 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    3,972 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 5, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 199762A000897 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Merthyr Tydfil road accident statistics for 1997.