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Unclassified road crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 on 7 April 2021 at 15:12 involving a Ford Transit Custom van

A van and a Ford Transit Custom van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 15:12 on Wednesday 7 April 2021. The 53-year-old male driver of the van and the 37-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit Custom van 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
7 Apr 2021
Wednesday, 15:12
Vehicles
2
Van and Ford Transit Custom
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56003, longitude -3.35835, in the CF38 postcode district and within the built-up area of Beddau.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021622100246
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
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 35 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 April 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    2,459 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    24 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit Custom)

    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 2021622100246 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 2021.