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Fatal unclassified road crash in Bridgend CF32 on 11 August 2008 at 08:56 involving a Nissan Qashqai

A Nissan Qashqai hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Bridgend at 08:56 on Monday 11 August 2008. A 75-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Aug 2008
Monday, 08:56
Vehicles
1
Nissan Qashqai
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.54446, longitude -3.58699, in the CF32 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sarn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aberkenfig, Bridgend, CF32 9RB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bridgend

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008620181685
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 February 1997.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Qashqai

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 75, hit by vehicle 1 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere

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 2008620181685 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 2008.