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Serious unclassified road crash in Cardiff CF14 on 26 March 2016 at 16:24 involving a Mini Cooper

A Mini Cooper and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff at 16:24 on Saturday 26 March 2016. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Mar 2016
Saturday, 16:24
Vehicles
2
Mini Cooper and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52773, longitude -3.18291, in the CF14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cardiff. It is one of the crashes that make up the Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 5LS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cardiff

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016621600571
Council area
Cardiff
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
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Road surface defective
Carriageway hazards
Poor or defective road surface

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 August 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

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 2016621600571 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cardiff road accident statistics for 2016.