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A4161 crash in Cardiff on 7 July 2017 at 17:40 involving a Volkswagen Bora

A Volkswagen Bora and a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4161 in Cardiff at 17:40 on Friday 7 July 2017. The 50-year-old male rider of the Triumph Bonneville motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Jul 2017
Friday, 17:40
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Bora and Triumph Bonneville
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49019, longitude -3.15698, in the CF24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cardiff. It is one of the crashes that make up the Plasnewydd, Cardiff, CF24 3HP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cardiff

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017621701055
Council area
Cardiff
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4161
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered 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
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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 July 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Bora

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Bonneville

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    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
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    865 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Bonneville)

    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 2017621701055 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cardiff road accident statistics for 2017.