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B4270 crash in the Vale of Glamorgan on 31 July 2012 at 11:34 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and a Mini Cooper were involved in a crash on the B4270 in the Vale of Glamorgan at 11:34 on Tuesday 31 July 2012. A 17-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Micra and a 17-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Micra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jul 2012
Tuesday, 11:34
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and Mini Cooper
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.42935, longitude -3.49194, in the CF71 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Vale of Glamorgan

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012621200701
Council area
Vale of Glamorgan
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
The Vale of Glamorgan

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4270
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 October 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,240 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

    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 2012621200701 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Vale of Glamorgan road accident statistics for 2012.