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B4486 crash in Blaenau Gwent on 23 December 2001 at 23:40 involving a Citroen AX

A Citroen AX and a Peugeot 306 were involved in a crash on the B4486 in Blaenau Gwent at 23:40 on Sunday 23 December 2001. The 18-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 306, a 24-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 306 and an 18-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 306 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
23 Dec 2001
Sunday, 23:40
Vehicles
2
Citroen AX and Peugeot 306
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.78765, longitude -3.21419, in the NP23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ebbw Vale North, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 6EN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001610141701
Council area
Blaenau Gwent
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4486
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 June 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen AX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2001610141701 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blaenau Gwent road accident statistics for 2001.