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Unclassified road crash in Merthyr Tydfil CF47 on 16 April 2019 at 10:50 involving a Renault Master minibus

A Renault Master minibus and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil at 10:50 on Tuesday 16 April 2019. All eleven casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Apr 2019
Tuesday, 10:50
Vehicles
2
Renault Master and Ford Transit
Casualties
11
11 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.7674, longitude -3.36665, in the CF47 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merthyr Tydfil. It is one of the crashes that make up the Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9YJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merthyr Tydfil

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019621900513
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
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
465

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
22%
Estimated chance it was slight
78%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 31 October 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Master

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    2,464 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (11)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Master)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Master)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Master)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Master)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Master)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 64, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Master)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 64, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Master)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Master)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Master)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    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 2019621900513 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.