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Unclassified road crash in Bridgend CF31 on 16 April 1997 at 20:10 involving a Vauxhall Astramax van

A Vauxhall Astramax van and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend at 20:10 on Wednesday 16 April 1997. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Apr 1997
Wednesday, 20:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astramax and Ford Escort
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51079, longitude -3.58029, in the CF31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bridgend.

Map of where the crash happened in Bridgend

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199762F012397
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 February 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astramax

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,699 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astramax)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199762F012397 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 1997.