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Serious B4281 crash in Bridgend on 8 April 2017 at 17:42 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio hit a pedestrian on the B4281 in Bridgend at 17:42 on Saturday 8 April 2017. An 86-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Apr 2017
Saturday, 17:42
Vehicles
1
Renault Clio
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53907, longitude -3.59721, in the CF32 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sarn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aberkenfig, Bridgend, CF32 9RB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017621700598
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4281
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 June 1984.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 86, hit by vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2017621700598 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bridgend road accident statistics for 2017.