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Serious A4234 crash in Cardiff on 12 August 2016 at 14:55 involving a Kia Sportage

A Kia Sportage and a Honda WW125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4234 in Cardiff at 14:55 on Friday 12 August 2016. The 29-year-old male rider of the Honda WW125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Aug 2016
Friday, 14:55
Vehicles
2
Kia Sportage and Honda WW125
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47508, longitude -3.16381, in the CF10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cardiff. It is one of the crashes that make up the Splott, Cardiff, CF24 5EE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cardiff

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016621601355
Council area
Cardiff
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4234
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
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, 26 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 July 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Sportage

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda WW125

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda WW125)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2016621601355 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.