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M4 crash in Swansea on 7 November 2000 at 07:45 involving an Iveco-Ford lorry

An Iveco-Ford lorry, a Mercedes Sprinter van and an ERF lorry were involved in a crash on the M4 in Swansea at 07:45 on Tuesday 7 November 2000. The 48-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Sprinter van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Nov 2000
Tuesday, 07:45
Vehicles
3
Iveco-Ford and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.67637, longitude -3.99442, in the SA4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Swansea

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000620025490
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
One way street or slip road
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 March 2001.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,151 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: ERF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    8,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Sprinter)

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 2000620025490 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.