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A4232 crash in Cardiff on 10 December 2003 at 07:11 involving a Mercedes lorry

A car and a Mercedes lorry were involved in a crash on the A4232 in Cardiff at 07:11 on Wednesday 10 December 2003. The 41-year-old male driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Dec 2003
Wednesday, 07:11
Vehicles
2
Car and Mercedes
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.54033, longitude -3.12872, in the CF23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cardiff. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pontprennau and Old St Mellons, Cardiff, CF23 8FN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cardiff

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003620098095
Council area
Cardiff
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4232
Road type
Dual carriageway
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
Motorway
Second road number
4

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 November 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

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 2003620098095 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.