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Unclassified road crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 on 28 April 2012 at 15:00 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 15:00 on Saturday 28 April 2012. The 52-year-old male driver of the Ford KA and the 46-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Apr 2012
Saturday, 15:00
Vehicles
2
Ford KA and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.60956, longitude -3.40382, in the CF39 postcode district and within the built-up area of Porth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF39 9PL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012621200159
Council area
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, 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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 September 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 2012621200159 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rhondda Cynon Taf road accident statistics for 2012.