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Unclassified road crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 on 13 November 1998 at 15:30 involving a Ford Orion

A Ford Orion and a car were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 15:30 on Friday 13 November 1998. The 35-year-old male driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Nov 1998
Friday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Orion and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.59973, longitude -3.34139, in the CF37 postcode district and within the built-up area of Pontypridd.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199862B052998
Council area
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Police force
South Wales
Highway authority
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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 6 February 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 199862B052998 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.