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Unclassified road crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 on 9 October 2002 at 07:25 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Citroen ZX were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 07:25 on Wednesday 9 October 2002. 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
9 Oct 2002
Wednesday, 07:25
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Citroen ZX
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53014, longitude -3.39864, in the CF72 postcode district and within the built-up area of Pontyclun. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pontyclun Central, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF72 9UB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002620073059
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
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
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 11 April 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,488 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen ZX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen ZX)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    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 2002620073059 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 2002.