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A468 crash in Caerphilly on 5 January 2017 at 20:50 involving a Citroen Xsara

A Citroen Xsara and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A468 in Caerphilly at 20:50 on Thursday 5 January 2017. The 39-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Jan 2017
Thursday, 20:50
Vehicles
2
Citroen Xsara and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58943, longitude -3.19436, in the CF83 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bedwas. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bedwas and Trethomas, Caerphilly, CF83 8BN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Caerphilly

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017610064717
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
468
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
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
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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 September 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    39 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    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 2017610064717 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.