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Fatal A4059 crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf on 17 April 2015 at 16:11 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A4059 in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 16:11 on Friday 17 April 2015. The 29-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed and the 25-year-old male driver of the car and a 24-year-old female passenger in the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 60 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 Apr 2015
Friday, 16:11
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and car
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.72592, longitude -3.45772, in the CF44 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aberdare West and Llwydcoed, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF44 8LY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015621500704
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
A
First road number
4059
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
4276

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 July 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Central island of roundabout
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 29, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2015621500704 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 2015.