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A4233 crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf on 3 June 2008 at 23:30 involving a Vauxhall Calibra

A Vauxhall Calibra crashed on the A4233 in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 23:30 on Tuesday 3 June 2008. The 24-year-old male driver and a 21-year-old female passenger were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Jun 2008
Tuesday, 23:30
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Calibra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.65691, longitude -3.44461, in the CF43 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ferndale. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ferndale and Maerdy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF43 4RT 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
2008620180091
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
4233
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
Estimated chance it was serious
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 November 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Calibra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Calibra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Calibra)

    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 2008620180091 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.