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Unclassified road crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf CF43 on 29 November 2008 at 10:49 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Mitsubishi Outlander were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 10:49 on Saturday 29 November 2008. The 17-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta and a 16-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Nov 2008
Saturday, 10:49
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Mitsubishi Outlander
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.66919, longitude -3.47667, in the CF43 postcode district and within the built-up area of Maerdy. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ferndale and Maerdy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF43 4BH 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
2008620184879
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
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
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

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, 35 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 August 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mitsubishi Outlander

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,378 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Gas bi-fuel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 2008620184879 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.