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B4257 crash in Caerphilly on 10 December 2001 at 19:30 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Nissan Terrano were involved in a crash on the B4257 in Caerphilly at 19:30 on Monday 10 December 2001. A 52-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Terrano was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Dec 2001
Monday, 19:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Nissan Terrano
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.76134, longitude -3.28637, in the NP22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rhymney.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001610146401
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4257
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 6 March 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    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
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Terrano

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Terrano)

    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 2001610146401 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.