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M4 crash in Cardiff on 15 November 2004 at 18:05 involving a Toyota Camry

Four vehicles, including a Toyota Camry and a Renault Clio, were involved in a crash on the M4 in Cardiff at 18:05 on Monday 15 November 2004. The 59-year-old male driver of the Toyota Camry, the 24-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio and a 54-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Camry were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Nov 2004
Monday, 18:05
Vehicles
4
Toyota Camry and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52837, longitude -3.23539, in the CF15 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Whitchurch and Tongwynlais, Cardiff, CF14 7EW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cardiff

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004620121044
Council area
Cardiff
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
70 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
Dark, no street lighting
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
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 March 1994.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Camry

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    2,164 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Honda Accord

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 4: Peugeot 406

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Camry)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Camry)

    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 2004620121044 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 2004.