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Serious unclassified road crash in Cardiff CF5 on 27 September 2025 at 00:28 involving a Seat Ibiza

A Seat Ibiza hit three pedestrians on an unclassified road in Cardiff at 00:28 on Saturday 27 September 2025. A 38-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured and a 40-year-old male pedestrian and a 46-year-old female pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Sep 2025
Saturday, 00:28
Vehicles
1
Seat Ibiza
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47118, longitude -3.24863, in the CF5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cardiff. It is one of the crashes that make up the Caerau, Cardiff, CF5 5HP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025622500653
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
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Pedestrian in carriageway, not injured

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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 October 2013.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 38, hit by vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, hit by vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, hit by vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 2025622500653 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 2025.