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Serious M4 crash in Bridgend on 3 August 2011 at 07:29 involving a Suzuki Swift

A Suzuki Swift and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the M4 in Bridgend at 07:29 on Wednesday 3 August 2011. The 35-year-old female driver of the Ford Focus was seriously injured and the 20-year-old female driver of the Suzuki Swift was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Aug 2011
Wednesday, 07:29
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Swift and Ford Focus
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51561, longitude -3.50455, in the CF35 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pencoed and Penprysg, Bridgend, CF35 5LS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bridgend

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2011620211610
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
473

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 April 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,328 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Swift)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

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 2011620211610 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 2011.