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Unclassified road crash in Bridgend CF32 on 28 September 2018 at 20:25 involving a Renault

A Renault and a Smart Fortwo were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend at 20:25 on Friday 28 September 2018. The 38-year-old male driver of the Smart Fortwo and a 60-year-old female passenger in the Smart Fortwo were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Sep 2018
Friday, 20:25
Vehicles
2
Renault and Smart Fortwo
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.54118, longitude -3.59835, 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.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018621801250
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 August 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Smart Fortwo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Smart Fortwo)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Smart Fortwo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2018621801250 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 2018.