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A465 crash in Merthyr Tydfil on 23 April 2001 at 16:24 involving a Nissan Sunny

A Nissan Sunny and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A465 in Merthyr Tydfil at 16:24 on Monday 23 April 2001. The 60-year-old female driver of the Nissan Sunny, the 69-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and a 36-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Sunny were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Apr 2001
Monday, 16:24
Vehicles
2
Nissan Sunny and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.75585, longitude -3.42762, in the CF48 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Merthyr Tydfil

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001620036089
Council area
Merthyr Tydfil
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
465
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
4102

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 October 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Sunny

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Sunny)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Sunny)

    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 2001620036089 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Merthyr Tydfil road accident statistics for 2001.