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Unclassified road crash in Merthyr Tydfil CF47 on 16 March 2020 at 00:07 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Kuga were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil at 00:07 on Monday 16 March 2020. The 48-year-old female driver of the Ford Kuga and a 17-year-old male passenger in the Ford Kuga were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 20 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Mar 2020
Monday, 00:07
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Ford Kuga
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.74456, longitude -3.36344, in the CF47 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 0HU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020622000412
Council area
Merthyr Tydfil
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 August 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Kuga

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Kuga)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Kuga)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2020622000412 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 2020.