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A4226 crash in the Vale of Glamorgan on 17 April 2013 at 21:29 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A4226 in the Vale of Glamorgan at 21:29 on Wednesday 17 April 2013. The 38-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Golf and a 17-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Golf were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Apr 2013
Wednesday, 21:29
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40879, longitude -3.30089, in the CF62 postcode district and within the built-up area of Barry. It is one of the crashes that make up the Illtyd, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 3BA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Vale of Glamorgan

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013621300643
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
A
First road number
4226
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 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
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 July 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    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
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    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 2013621300643 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 2013.