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Fatal M4 crash in Bridgend on 30 January 2007 at 00:01 involving a BMW X3

A BMW X3 hit a pedestrian on the M4 in Bridgend at 00:01 on Tuesday 30 January 2007. A 47-year-old male pedestrian was killed and the 39-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Jan 2007
Tuesday, 00:01
Vehicles
1
BMW X3
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53303, longitude -3.56799, in the CF35 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre, Bridgend, CF32 9SU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007620163365
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
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
A
Second road number
4063

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Pedestrian in carriageway, not injured

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 19 January 2002.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW X3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 47, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW X3)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW X3)

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 2007620163365 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 2007.