A4058 crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf on 29 May 2016 at 07:19 involving a BMW M3
A BMW M3, a Vauxhall Astra and a Citroen C1 were involved in a crash on the A4058 in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 07:19 on Sunday 29 May 2016. The 41-year-old male driver of the BMW M3 and the 56-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 29 May 2016
- Sunday, 07:19
- Vehicles
- 3
- BMW M3 and 2 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.64607, longitude -3.47252, in the CF41 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rhondda. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ystrad, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF41 7NQ area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2016621600924
- 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
- 4058
- 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
- 5%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 95%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 May 2004.
Slight
Renault Clio crash on the B4278 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 20 May 2004
6 m awayRef 2004620112305
Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A4058 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 24 September 2007
15 m awayRef 2007620171376
Slight
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 17 December 2010
34 m awayRef 2010620206882
Slight
Car crash on the A4058 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1 March 1989
42 m awayRef 1989620B04820
Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 9 June 2008
56 m awayRef 2008620180175
Serious
Mazda RX8 crash on the A4058 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 6 January 2012
58 m awayRef 2012620214006
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: BMW M3
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 41 years
- Engine capacity
- 3,999 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South East
- Travelling to
- North West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 56 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Citroen C1
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Nearside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Engine capacity
- 998 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW M3)
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% 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 2016621600924 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 2016.