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A4068 crash in Carmarthenshire on 7 April 1998 at 21:50 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Yamaha motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4068 in Carmarthenshire at 21:50 on Tuesday 7 April 1998. The 41-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Apr 1998
Tuesday, 21:50
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Yamaha
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.81243, longitude -3.8595, in the SA18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brynamman.

Map of where the crash happened in Carmarthenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199863ER04998
Council area
Carmarthenshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4068
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 December 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,002 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Yamaha)

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 199863ER04998 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Carmarthenshire road accident statistics for 1998.