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Fatal A4 crash in Blaenau Gwent on 21 July 2017 at 22:24 involving a Hyundai i10

A Hyundai i10 and a Peugeot 307 were involved in a crash on the A4 in Blaenau Gwent at 22:24 on Friday 21 July 2017. The 41-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 307 was killed and the 24-year-old male driver of the Hyundai i10 and a 33-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 307 were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Jul 2017
Friday, 22:24
Vehicles
2
Hyundai i10 and Peugeot 307
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.72421, longitude -3.17072, in the NP23 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Blaenau Gwent

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017610038817
Council area
Blaenau Gwent
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 62 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 6 July 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai i10

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 307

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i10)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 307)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 307)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2017610038817 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blaenau Gwent road accident statistics for 2017.