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A4051 crash in Torfaen on 31 January 2004 at 09:50 involving a Renault Espace

A Renault Espace and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the A4051 in Torfaen at 09:50 on Saturday 31 January 2004. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jan 2004
Saturday, 09:50
Vehicles
2
Renault Espace and Renault Megane
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.62179, longitude -3.01084, in the NP20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newport, Newport. It is one of the crashes that make up the Llantarnam, Torfaen, NP44 3AE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Torfaen

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004610008904
Council area
Torfaen
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4051
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
13%
Estimated chance it was slight
87%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 November 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Espace

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Central island of roundabout
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Espace)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Espace)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2004610008904 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 2004.