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Fatal unclassified road crash in Swansea SA7 on 12 November 2002 at 00:06 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier and a Peugeot 307 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Swansea at 00:06 on Tuesday 12 November 2002. A 25-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Cavalier, a 32-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Cavalier and a 35-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Cavalier were killed and one other person was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
12 Nov 2002
Tuesday, 00:06
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and Peugeot 307
Casualties
4
3 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.67142, longitude -3.91364, in the SA7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swansea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Morriston, Swansea, SA6 6RX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002620071163
Council area
Swansea
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 March 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 307

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

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 2002620071163 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 2002.