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A4119 crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf on 24 January 2008 at 20:59 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A car and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A4119 in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 20:59 on Thursday 24 January 2008. The 19-year-old female driver of the car, the 19-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and a 22-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Jan 2008
Thursday, 20:59
Vehicles
2
Car and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.61676, longitude -3.45503, in the CF40 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tonypandy.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008620176150
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
A
First road number
4119
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights unlit
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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 45 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 August 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2008620176150 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 2008.