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B4275 crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf on 17 January 2001 at 16:30 involving a Volvo 440

Four vehicles, including a Volvo 440 and an Audi A4, were involved in a crash on the B4275 in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 16:30 on Wednesday 17 January 2001. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jan 2001
Wednesday, 16:30
Vehicles
4
Volvo 440 and 3 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.72841, longitude -3.45774, in the CF44 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001620030367
Council area
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4275
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 87 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 July 2019.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 440

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Bedford

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 440)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A4)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 3 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Escort)

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 2001620030367 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rhondda Cynon Taf road accident statistics for 2001.