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A4161 crash in Cardiff on 24 May 2018 at 10:34 involving a Jeep Cherokee

A Jeep Cherokee and a Mercedes bus were involved in a crash on the A4161 in Cardiff at 10:34 on Thursday 24 May 2018. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 May 2018
Thursday, 10:34
Vehicles
2
Jeep Cherokee and Mercedes
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49679, longitude -3.14207, in the CF23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cardiff. It is one of the crashes that make up the Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cardiff

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018621800515
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 January 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Jeep Cherokee

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    2,987 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    6,374 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged under 1, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 80, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018621800515 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 2018.