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Fatal C road crash in Torfaen NP44 on 14 April 2004 at 16:47 involving a Ford Maverick

A Ford Maverick hit three pedestrians on a C road in Torfaen at 16:47 on Wednesday 14 April 2004. A 31-year-old male pedestrian, a 37-year-old male pedestrian and a 25-year-old female pedestrian were killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Apr 2004
Wednesday, 16:47
Vehicles
1
Ford Maverick
Casualties
3
3 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.66511, longitude -3.03349, in the NP44 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cwmbrân.

Map of where the crash happened in Torfaen

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004610039404
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 September 1993.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Maverick

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    2,663 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 31, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Maverick)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 37, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Maverick)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 25, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Maverick)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 2004610039404 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.