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Serious A4231 crash in the Vale of Glamorgan on 7 May 2006 at 13:10 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A Suzuki motorcycle and a Fiat Stilo were involved in a crash on the A4231 in the Vale of Glamorgan at 13:10 on Sunday 7 May 2006. The 33-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle was seriously injured and the 60-year-old male driver of the Fiat Stilo was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 May 2006
Sunday, 13:10
Vehicles
2
Suzuki and Fiat Stilo
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.42248, longitude -3.2485, in the CF63 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cadoc, Vale of Glamorgan, CF63 1FX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Vale of Glamorgan

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006620152041
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
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 July 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Stilo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Stilo)

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 2006620152041 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.