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Serious A4063 crash in Bridgend on 18 November 2017 at 01:45 involving a Suzuki Swift

A Suzuki Swift and a Toyota Avensis were involved in a crash on the A4063 in Bridgend at 01:45 on Saturday 18 November 2017. A 32-year-old male passenger in the Toyota Avensis was seriously injured and the 46-year-old male driver of the Toyota Avensis was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Nov 2017
Saturday, 01:45
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Swift and Toyota Avensis
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50653, longitude -3.58085, in the CF31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bridgend. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017621701632
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
473

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 24 February 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,490 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Avensis

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Avensis)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Avensis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2017621701632 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.