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Unclassified road crash in Merthyr Tydfil CF47 on 25 December 2006 at 01:30 involving a Ford Transit minibus

A car and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil at 01:30 on Monday 25 December 2006. The 55-year-old female driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Dec 2006
Monday, 01:30
Vehicles
2
Car and Ford Transit
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.74866, longitude -3.38176, in the CF47 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merthyr Tydfil. It is one of the crashes that make up the Town, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006620161814
Council area
Merthyr Tydfil
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 March 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

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 2006620161814 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Merthyr Tydfil road accident statistics for 2006.