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Fatal M4 crash in Swansea on 22 August 1980 at 07:10 involving a motor scooter

A motor scooter and a lorry were involved in a crash on the M4 in Swansea at 07:10 on Friday 22 August 1980. The 18-year-old male rider of the motor scooter was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Aug 1980
Friday, 07:10
Vehicles
2
Motor scooter and lorry
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.67882, longitude -4.01183, in the SA4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Swansea

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1980620J03140
Council area
Swansea
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 31 October 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motor scooter

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 18, motor scooter rider or passenger, on vehicle 1 (Motor scooter)

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 1980620J03140 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swansea road accident statistics for 1980.