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A4229 crash in Bridgend on 8 May 2004 at 16:30 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A bus or coach, a Volkswagen Golf and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the A4229 in Bridgend at 16:30 on Saturday 8 May 2004. The 31-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf, the 18-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio and a 23-year-old female passenger in the Renault Clio were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 May 2004
Saturday, 16:30
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Golf and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49618, longitude -3.6961, in the CF36 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bridgend

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004620108567
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4229
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 April 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Clio)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2004620108567 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bridgend road accident statistics for 2004.