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Fatal A469 crash in Caerphilly on 21 April 2000 at 08:00 involving a Toyota Starlet

A Toyota Starlet and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A469 in Caerphilly at 08:00 on Friday 21 April 2000. The 24-year-old male driver of the Toyota Starlet and a 29-year-old male passenger in the Toyota Starlet were killed and two other people were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Apr 2000
Friday, 08:00
Vehicles
2
Toyota Starlet and Ford Transit
Casualties
4
2 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.66295, longitude -3.22965, in the CF82 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000610044300
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
469
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Road sign or marking defective or obscured
Carriageway hazards
Permanent road signing or markings defective or obscured or inadequate

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 January 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Starlet

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,332 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Starlet)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Starlet)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Starlet)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

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 2000610044300 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Caerphilly road accident statistics for 2000.