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Unclassified road crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 on 14 July 2007 at 11:39 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Mercedes van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 11:39 on Saturday 14 July 2007. The 62-year-old male driver of the Mercedes van and a 45-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Jul 2007
Saturday, 11:39
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Mercedes
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.72626, longitude -3.45695, in the CF44 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberdare. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aberdare West and Llwydcoed, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF44 8LY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007620168632
Council area
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

Road and location details

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

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
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 January 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

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 2007620168632 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rhondda Cynon Taf road accident statistics for 2007.