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Unclassified road crash in Cardiff CF14 on 23 August 2003 at 01:00 involving a Ford Orion

A Ford Orion hit two pedestrians on an unclassified road in Cardiff at 01:00 on Saturday 23 August 2003. A 20-year-old male pedestrian and a 40-year-old male pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry road with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Aug 2003
Saturday, 01:00
Vehicles
1
Ford Orion
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52854, longitude -3.21882, in the CF14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cardiff. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rhiwbina, Cardiff, CF14 6RJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cardiff

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003620089999
Council area
Cardiff
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, no street lighting
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 10 September 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

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 2003620089999 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cardiff road accident statistics for 2003.