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A472 crash in Torfaen on 16 January 2022 at 11:51 involving an Audi A6

An Audi A6 and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A472 in Torfaen at 11:51 on Sunday 16 January 2022. The 28-year-old male driver of the Audi A6, a 13-year-old female passenger in the Audi A6 and a 33-year-old female passenger in the Audi A6 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Jan 2022
Sunday, 11:51
Vehicles
2
Audi A6 and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.69797, longitude -3.03881, in the NP4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Pontypool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pontypool Fawr, Torfaen, NP4 0RF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Torfaen

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022610010422
Council area
Torfaen
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
472
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
A
Second road number
472

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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 February 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A6)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A6)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A6)

    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 2022610010422 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torfaen road accident statistics for 2022.