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Serious B4254 crash in Caerphilly on 4 November 2019 at 17:21 involving a Peugeot RCZ

A Peugeot RCZ and a Vauxhall Adam were involved in a crash on the B4254 in Caerphilly at 17:21 on Monday 4 November 2019. The 22-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Adam was seriously injured and the 36-year-old male driver of the Peugeot RCZ was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Nov 2019
Monday, 17:21
Vehicles
2
Peugeot RCZ and Vauxhall Adam
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.66411, longitude -3.25057, in the CF82 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gelligaer. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Cattwg, Caerphilly, CF82 8ED area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019610056119
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4254
Road type
Dual 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
Raining, 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 March 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot RCZ

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Adam

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot RCZ)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Adam)

    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 2019610056119 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Caerphilly road accident statistics for 2019.