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Serious unclassified road crash in Cardiff CF23 on 21 December 2021 at 16:31 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Lexmoto Adrenaline 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff at 16:31 on Tuesday 21 December 2021. The 21-year-old male rider of the Lexmoto Adrenaline 125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Dec 2021
Tuesday, 16:31
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Lexmoto Adrenaline 125
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.5271, longitude -3.13612, in the CF23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cardiff. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pontprennau and Old St Mellons, Cardiff, CF23 8HJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021622101000
Council area
Cardiff
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
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
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 January 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Lexmoto Adrenaline 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South 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
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Lexmoto Adrenaline 125)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2021622101000 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 2021.