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A465 crash in Merthyr Tydfil on 5 December 2018 at 16:55 involving a Vauxhall Mokka

A van, a Vauxhall Mokka and a Ford Kuga were involved in a crash on the A465 in Merthyr Tydfil at 16:55 on Wednesday 5 December 2018. The 56-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Mokka was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Dec 2018
Wednesday, 16:55
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Mokka and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.76682, longitude -3.34787, in the CF48 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dowlais and Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 3PT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merthyr Tydfil

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018621801607
Council area
Merthyr Tydfil
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
465
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 25 metres away, was a fatal crash on 5 November 2015.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Mokka

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Kuga

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Mokka)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2018621801607 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Merthyr Tydfil road accident statistics for 2018.