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C road crash in Caerphilly CF81 on 25 December 2000 at 11:10 involving a Citroen Xantia

A Citroen Xantia and a Citroen Saxo were involved in a crash on a C road in Caerphilly at 11:10 on Monday 25 December 2000. The 19-year-old male driver of the Citroen Saxo, the 54-year-old male driver of the Citroen Xantia and a 14-year-old male passenger in the Citroen Saxo were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Dec 2000
Monday, 11:10
Vehicles
2
Citroen Xantia and Citroen Saxo
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.73217, longitude -3.29857, in the CF81 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000610157000
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

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
Snowing with high winds
Road surface
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 September 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Xantia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xantia)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, 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 2000610157000 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.