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A4050 crash in the Vale of Glamorgan on 15 July 2018 at 21:26 involving a Mercedes E Class

A Mercedes E Class and a Citroen Xsara were involved in a crash on the A4050 in the Vale of Glamorgan at 21:26 on Sunday 15 July 2018. The 49-year-old male driver of the Citroen Xsara 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 junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Jul 2018
Sunday, 21:26
Vehicles
2
Mercedes E Class and Citroen Xsara
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39429, longitude -3.28809, in the CF62 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Illtyd, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 7DW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Vale of Glamorgan

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018621800827
Council area
Vale of Glamorgan
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
The Vale of Glamorgan

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4050
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 April 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,987 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xsara)

    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 2018621800827 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Vale of Glamorgan road accident statistics for 2018.