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Fatal B4248 crash in Blaenau Gwent on 31 August 2007 at 21:12 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA crashed on the B4248 in Blaenau Gwent at 21:12 on Friday 31 August 2007. A 15-year-old male passenger was killed and three other people were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
31 Aug 2007
Friday, 21:12
Vehicles
1
Ford KA
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.79756, longitude -3.17675, in the NP23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brynmawr. It is one of the crashes that make up the Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 4AH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Blaenau Gwent

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007610085207
Council area
Blaenau Gwent
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4248
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 February 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

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 2007610085207 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blaenau Gwent road accident statistics for 2007.