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Unclassified road crash in Bridgend CF31 on 6 February 2012 at 16:40 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend at 16:40 on Monday 6 February 2012. The 19-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta and a 22-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Feb 2012
Monday, 16:40
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50197, longitude -3.53667, in the CF31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bridgend. It is one of the crashes that make up the Brackla East and Coychurch Lower, Bridgend, CF35 5NS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bridgend

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012620214573
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 January 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (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 2012620214573 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 2012.