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B4265 crash in the Vale of Glamorgan on 9 July 2025 at 22:42 involving a Mercedes AMG Class

A Mercedes AMG Class, a car and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the B4265 in the Vale of Glamorgan at 22:42 on Wednesday 9 July 2025. The 49-year-old male driver of the Mercedes AMG Class was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Jul 2025
Wednesday, 22:42
Vehicles
3
Mercedes AMG Class and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41207, longitude -3.46838, in the CF61 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, CF61 2XH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Vale of Glamorgan

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025622500478
Council area
Vale of Glamorgan
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
The Vale of Glamorgan

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4265
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 December 2014.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes AMG Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    3,982 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes AMG Class)

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 2025622500478 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Vale of Glamorgan road accident statistics for 2025.