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Unclassified road crash in Blaenau Gwent NP13 on 22 April 2008 at 19:12 involving a Subaru Impreza

A Subaru Impreza, a Citroen Saxo and a Ford Streetka were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Blaenau Gwent at 19:12 on Tuesday 22 April 2008. A 30-year-old female passenger in the Ford Streetka, the 23-year-old female driver of the Ford Streetka and the 18-year-old male driver of the Citroen Saxo were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Apr 2008
Tuesday, 19:12
Vehicles
3
Subaru Impreza and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.76724, longitude -3.16089, in the NP13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blaina. It is one of the crashes that make up the Blaina, Blaenau Gwent, NP13 3AT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Blaenau Gwent

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008610037008
Council area
Blaenau Gwent
Police force
Gwent
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
Using private drive or entrance
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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 41 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 October 1987.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Subaru Impreza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Streetka

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Streetka)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Streetka)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)

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 2008610037008 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 2008.