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B4488 crash in Cardiff on 12 October 2017 at 19:26 involving a Mazda 3

A Mazda 3 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B4488 in Cardiff at 19:26 on Thursday 12 October 2017. The 33-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 T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Oct 2017
Thursday, 19:26
Vehicles
2
Mazda 3 and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48921, longitude -3.21932, in the CF5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cardiff. It is one of the crashes that make up the Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1AQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cardiff

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017621701422
Council area
Cardiff
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4488
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
Zebra crossing

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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 40 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 March 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2017621701422 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.