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Serious B4254 crash in Caerphilly on 1 March 2001 at 06:05 involving a Vauxhall Astra

Two Vauxhall Astras were involved in a crash on the B4254 in Caerphilly at 06:05 on Thursday 1 March 2001. The 38-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 was seriously injured and the 54-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on an icy single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Mar 2001
Thursday, 06:05
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and another
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.66408, longitude -3.25079, in the CF82 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gelligaer. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Cattwg, Caerphilly, CF82 8ED area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001610044801
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4254
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 May 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 2001610044801 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 2001.