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Serious unclassified road crash in Torfaen NP4 on 5 May 2016 at 22:21 involving a Ford Fiesta

A vehicle and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Torfaen at 22:21 on Thursday 5 May 2016. The 29-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 and an 18-year-old male passenger in vehicle 1 were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 May 2016
Thursday, 22:21
Vehicles
2
Other vehicle and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.72465, longitude -3.06311, in the NP4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Abersychan. It is one of the crashes that make up the Abersychan, Torfaen, NP4 7AL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Torfaen

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016610021116
Council area
Torfaen
Police force
Gwent
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
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 April 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

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 2016610021116 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torfaen road accident statistics for 2016.