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B4591 crash in Caerphilly on 27 December 2014 at 19:35 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Seat Ibiza were involved in a crash on the B4591 in Caerphilly at 19:35 on Saturday 27 December 2014. The 53-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo and the 25-year-old male driver of the Seat Ibiza were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Dec 2014
Saturday, 19:35
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Seat Ibiza
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.60077, longitude -3.09308, in the NP11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Risca. It is one of the crashes that make up the Risca West, Caerphilly, NP11 6BH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Caerphilly

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014610080314
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4591
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 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
A
Second road number
467

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 March 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    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
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Ibiza)

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 2014610080314 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Caerphilly road accident statistics for 2014.