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Fatal unclassified road crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 on 21 September 1998 at 14:08 involving a Ford Granada

A Ford Granada hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 14:08 on Monday 21 September 1998. A 26-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Sep 1998
Monday, 14:08
Vehicles
1
Ford Granada
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.67394, longitude -3.37004, in the CF45 postcode district and within the built-up area of Mountain Ash.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199862B064698
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
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 October 2000.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 26, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Granada)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from nearside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle

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 199862B064698 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.