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A4161 crash in Cardiff on 4 November 2005 at 00:01 involving a Citroen Saxo

A Citroen Saxo and a Fiat Punto were involved in a crash on the A4161 in Cardiff at 00:01 on Friday 4 November 2005. The 26-year-old male driver of the Citroen Saxo and a 22-year-old female passenger in the Citroen Saxo were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Nov 2005
Friday, 00:01
Vehicles
2
Citroen Saxo and Fiat Punto
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4974, longitude -3.14206, in the CF23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cardiff. It is one of the crashes that make up the Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cardiff

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005620141185
Council area
Cardiff
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4161
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Dark, street lights lit
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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 February 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Saxo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Saxo)

    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 2005620141185 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 2005.