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Fatal A4229 crash in Bridgend on 16 December 2011 at 21:08 involving a Toyota Carina

A Toyota Carina and a Volkswagen Sharan were involved in a crash on the A4229 in Bridgend at 21:08 on Friday 16 December 2011. The 27-year-old male driver of the Toyota Carina was killed, two other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Dec 2011
Friday, 21:08
Vehicles
2
Toyota Carina and Volkswagen Sharan
Casualties
4
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49608, longitude -3.69653, in the CF36 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bridgend

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2011620213168
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4229
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 August 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Carina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,975 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Sharan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Carina)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Sharan)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Sharan)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Sharan)

    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 2011620213168 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.