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Serious unclassified road crash in Bridgend CF34 on 15 June 1999 at 18:58 involving an Austin Maestro

An Austin Maestro and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend at 18:58 on Tuesday 15 June 1999. The 30-year-old male driver of the Austin Maestro was seriously injured and a 32-year-old male passenger in the Austin Maestro and an 18-year-old female passenger in the Austin Maestro were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Jun 1999
Tuesday, 18:58
Vehicles
2
Austin Maestro and Ford Focus
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.60771, longitude -3.66256, in the CF34 postcode district and within the built-up area of Maesteg.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199962F020299
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
T or staggered junction
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, 42 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 April 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

    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 199962F020299 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 1999.