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B4512 crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf on 13 April 1998 at 13:30 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Citroen Saxo were involved in a crash on the B4512 in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 13:30 on Monday 13 April 1998. The 65-year-old male driver of the Citroen Saxo and a 51-year-old female passenger in the Citroen Saxo were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in snow and high winds on a single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Apr 1998
Monday, 13:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Citroen Saxo
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.64423, longitude -3.46222, in the CF41 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rhondda.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199862B013098
Council area
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Police force
South Wales
Highway authority
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4512
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
4058

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Snowing with high winds
Road surface
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 March 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)

    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 199862B013098 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 1998.