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Fatal A4231 crash in the Vale of Glamorgan on 19 May 2006 at 10:30 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A4231 in the Vale of Glamorgan at 10:30 on Friday 19 May 2006. The 34-year-old male driver of the Mercedes C Class was killed and the 37-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 May 2006
Friday, 10:30
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.42117, longitude -3.24559, in the CF63 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cadoc, Vale of Glamorgan, CF63 2PN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Vale of Glamorgan

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006620151528
Council area
Vale of Glamorgan
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
The Vale of Glamorgan

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4231
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Wet or damp

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 serious injury crash on 13 April 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

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 2006620151528 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Vale of Glamorgan road accident statistics for 2006.