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Unclassified road crash in Merthyr Tydfil CF48 on 3 April 2014 at 08:10 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Mazda 2 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil at 08:10 on Thursday 3 April 2014. The 31-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta and the 22-year-old female driver of the Mazda 2 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Apr 2014
Thursday, 08:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Mazda 2
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.75839, longitude -3.36143, in the CF48 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merthyr Tydfil. It is one of the crashes that make up the Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9YJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014621400627
Council area
Merthyr Tydfil
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 January 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,349 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 2)

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 2014621400627 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Merthyr Tydfil road accident statistics for 2014.