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B4252 crash in Caerphilly on 3 October 2001 at 22:10 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series, a Ford Fiesta and a Hyundai Lantra were involved in a crash on the B4252 in Caerphilly at 22:10 on Wednesday 3 October 2001. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Oct 2001
Wednesday, 22:10
Vehicles
3
BMW 3 Series and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.6484, longitude -3.21928, in the CF82 postcode district and within the built-up area of Maesycwmmer. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hengoed, Caerphilly, CF82 7LX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001610110501
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4252
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 August 2022.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Hyundai Lantra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Hyundai Lantra)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Hyundai Lantra)

    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 2001610110501 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.