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A469 crash in Cardiff on 9 December 2020 at 06:15 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A469 in Cardiff at 06:15 on Wednesday 9 December 2020. The 40-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Dec 2020
Wednesday, 06:15
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49632, longitude -3.18038, in the CF24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cardiff. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4JN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cardiff

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020622100007
Council area
Cardiff
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
469
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Wet or damp

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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 July 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2020622100007 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cardiff road accident statistics for 2020.