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A473 crash in Bridgend on 23 August 2002 at 15:30 involving a Saab 900

A Saab 900 and a car were involved in a crash on the A473 in Bridgend at 15:30 on Friday 23 August 2002. The 53-year-old male driver of the Saab 900 and a 55-year-old female passenger in the Saab 900 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Aug 2002
Friday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Saab 900 and car
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49545, longitude -3.5608, in the CF31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bridgend. It is one of the crashes that make up the Oldcastle, Bridgend, CF31 3HJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bridgend

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002620071961
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
473
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 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
48

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 September 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Saab 900

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Saab 900)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Saab 900)

    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 2002620071961 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bridgend road accident statistics for 2002.