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A4102 crash in Merthyr Tydfil on 29 May 2016 at 00:30 involving a Citroen Xsara

A car and a Citroen Xsara were involved in a crash on the A4102 in Merthyr Tydfil at 00:30 on Sunday 29 May 2016. The 33-year-old male driver of the Citroen Xsara, a 30-year-old male passenger in the Citroen Xsara and a 34-year-old male passenger in the Citroen Xsara were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 May 2016
Sunday, 00:30
Vehicles
2
Car and Citroen Xsara
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.75058, longitude -3.39699, in the CF48 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merthyr Tydfil. It is one of the crashes that make up the Park, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1HY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merthyr Tydfil

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016621600923
Council area
Merthyr Tydfil
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4102
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 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
470

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 15 May 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xsara)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xsara)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xsara)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least 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 2016621600923 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 2016.