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Unclassified road crash in Caerphilly CF81 on 16 August 2017 at 18:20 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Mitsubishi Shogun were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Caerphilly at 18:20 on Wednesday 16 August 2017. The 19-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta, the 35-year-old female driver of the Mitsubishi Shogun and a 12-year-old male passenger in the Mitsubishi Shogun were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Aug 2017
Wednesday, 18:20
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Mitsubishi Shogun
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.69415, longitude -3.22462, in the CF81 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberbargoed. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aberbargoed and Bargoed, Caerphilly, CF81 8RA area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017610034317
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 January 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mitsubishi Shogun

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    3,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Shogun)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Shogun)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2017610034317 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Caerphilly road accident statistics for 2017.