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Serious A473 crash in Bridgend on 17 June 2017 at 09:29 involving a Hyundai Coupe

A Hyundai Coupe and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A473 in Bridgend at 09:29 on Saturday 17 June 2017. The 47-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Jun 2017
Saturday, 09:29
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Coupe and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52009, longitude -3.49443, in the CF35 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pencoed and Penprysg, Bridgend, CF35 5LS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bridgend

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017621700958
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
473
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 14 September 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Coupe

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    2,656 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 47, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    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 2017621700958 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.