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Fatal unclassified road crash in Bridgend CF32 on 16 December 2000 at 00:22 involving a Volvo S40

A Volvo S40 hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Bridgend at 00:22 on Saturday 16 December 2000. A 17-year-old male pedestrian was killed and the 49-year-old male driver and a 47-year-old female passenger were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet road with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Dec 2000
Saturday, 00:22
Vehicles
1
Volvo S40
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53416, longitude -3.5774, in the CF32 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sarn.

Map of where the crash happened in Bridgend

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000620027021
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 September 2006.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo S40

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,948 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo S40)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 17, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo S40)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, facing traffic

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo S40)

    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 2000620027021 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 2000.