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B4278 crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf on 23 May 2019 at 17:02 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta, a Peugeot 107 and a Nissan Juke were involved in a crash on the B4278 in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 17:02 on Thursday 23 May 2019. The 19-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta, the 26-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 107 and a 14-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
23 May 2019
Thursday, 17:02
Vehicles
3
Ford Fiesta and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58336, longitude -3.43716, in the CF39 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tonyrefail. It is one of the crashes that make up the Tonyrefail East, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF39 8AA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019621900708
Council area
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4278
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered 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
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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 May 2015.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 107

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Nissan Juke

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 107)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least 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 2019621900708 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rhondda Cynon Taf road accident statistics for 2019.