A4063 crash in Bridgend on 27 September 2017 at 21:33 involving a Ford C-Max
A Ford C-Max and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A4063 in Bridgend at 21:33 on Wednesday 27 September 2017. The 28-year-old male driver of the Ford C-Max and the 51-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa were slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 27 Sep 2017
- Wednesday, 21:33
- Vehicles
- 2
- Ford C-Max and Vauxhall Corsa
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.54413, longitude -3.59757, 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.
Map of where the crash happened in Bridgend
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2017621701366
- Council area
- Bridgend
- Police force
- South Wales
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 4063
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
Junction information
- Junction type
- Crossroads
- Junction control
- Auto traffic signal
- Second road class
- A
- Second road number
- 4065
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Pedestrian phase at traffic signal
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Dark, street lights lit
- Weather
- Raining, no high winds
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 4%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 96%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 11 December 2014.
Serious
Ford KA crash on the A4063 in Bridgend, 11 December 2014
3 m awayRef 2014621402297
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A4063 in Bridgend, 8 March 1996
5 m awayRef 199662F007296
Slight
Renault Laguna crash on the A4065 in Bridgend, 10 September 2005
5 m awayRef 2005620137876
Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A4065 in Bridgend, 11 February 2002
5 m awayRef 2002620053974
Slight
Ford Escort crash on the A4063 in Bridgend, 4 November 1995
7 m awayRef 199562F042995
Slight
Mercedes CLK Class crash on the A4063 in Bridgend, 21 November 2006
7 m awayRef 2006620161461
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Ford C-Max
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- 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
- 28 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,499 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Turning right
- Travelling from
- South East
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 51 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,229 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford C-Max)
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)
- Home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% 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 2017621701366 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.