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Fatal A473 crash in Bridgend on 18 June 2006 at 12:37 involving a Nissan Skyline

A Nissan Skyline and a Peugeot 206 were involved in a crash on the A473 in Bridgend at 12:37 on Sunday 18 June 2006. The 78-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 206 was killed and the 23-year-old male driver of the Nissan Skyline and an 18-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Skyline were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
18 Jun 2006
Sunday, 12:37
Vehicles
2
Nissan Skyline and Peugeot 206
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52005, longitude -3.49461, in the CF35 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pencoed and Penprysg, Bridgend, CF35 5LS area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006620153182
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
473
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 April 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Skyline

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    2,562 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Skyline)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 206)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Skyline)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2006620153182 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 2006.