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A4229 crash in Bridgend on 31 March 2012 at 14:20 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A4229 in Bridgend at 14:20 on Saturday 31 March 2012. A female passenger in the Ford Fiesta, a 31-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta and a 31-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 60 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Mar 2012
Saturday, 14:20
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51333, longitude -3.70408, in the CF33 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bridgend

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012620215795
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
Roundabout
Speed limit
60 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
B
Second road number
4283

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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 January 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North 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
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

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

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, 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 2012620215795 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.