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C road crash in Torfaen NP4 on 17 January 2003 at 19:39 involving a Hyundai S-Coupe

A Hyundai S-Coupe and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on a C road in Torfaen at 19:39 on Friday 17 January 2003. A 27-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai S-Coupe and the 55-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit minibus were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jan 2003
Friday, 19:39
Vehicles
2
Hyundai S-Coupe and Ford Transit
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.71065, longitude -3.04944, in the NP4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Pontypool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Trevethin and Penygarn, Torfaen, NP4 8LF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003610003603
Council area
Torfaen
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 26 metres away, was a fatal crash on 25 December 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai S-Coupe

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai S-Coupe)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

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 2003610003603 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torfaen road accident statistics for 2003.