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A470 crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf on 8 June 2009 at 17:15 involving a Toyota Celica

A Toyota Celica and a Rover 25 were involved in a crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 17:15 on Monday 8 June 2009. The 30-year-old female driver of the Toyota Celica was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jun 2009
Monday, 17:15
Vehicles
2
Toyota Celica and Rover 25
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58054, longitude -3.30031, in the CF37 postcode district and within the built-up area of Pontypridd. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF37 5BH 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
2009620190551
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
470
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 December 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Celica

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Celica)

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 2009620190551 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 2009.