Skip to main content
CrashStats

M4 crash in Swansea on 30 May 2000 at 15:52 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta, a Rover 400 Series and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the M4 in Swansea at 15:52 on Tuesday 30 May 2000. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 May 2000
Tuesday, 15:52
Vehicles
3
Ford Fiesta and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.67657, longitude -3.99313, in the SA4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Swansea

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000620016365
Council area
Swansea
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

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
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 September 1999.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,119 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3

    Vehicle type not recorded

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Front

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2000620016365 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 2000.