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Unclassified road crash in Merthyr Tydfil CF48 on 1 February 2019 at 14:02 involving a Land Rover Discovery

A Land Rover Discovery and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil at 14:02 on Friday 1 February 2019. The 31-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf and a 1-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Golf were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Feb 2019
Friday, 14:02
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Discovery and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.73969, longitude -3.37818, in the CF48 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merthyr Tydfil. It is one of the crashes that make up the Town, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 0YA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merthyr Tydfil

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019621900178
Council area
Merthyr Tydfil
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
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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 64 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 September 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    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
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,720 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2019621900178 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 2019.