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A4049 crash in Caerphilly on 24 March 2010 at 15:35 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the A4049 in Caerphilly at 15:35 on Wednesday 24 March 2010. All four casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Mar 2010
Wednesday, 15:35
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.6834, longitude -3.21791, in the CF81 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberbargoed. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aberbargoed and Bargoed, Caerphilly, CF81 9FY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Caerphilly

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010610015310
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4049
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 June 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    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
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2010610015310 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Caerphilly road accident statistics for 2010.