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Fatal A40 crash in Pembrokeshire on 10 April 2002 at 16:15 involving a Leyland DAF Fat 75CF lorry

A Leyland DAF Fat 75CF lorry and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A40 in Pembrokeshire at 16:15 on Wednesday 10 April 2002. The 63-year-old male cyclist was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Apr 2002
Wednesday, 16:15
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF Fat 75CF and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.81195, longitude -4.74542, in the SA67 postcode district and within the built-up area of Narberth.

Map of where the crash happened in Pembrokeshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200263CP08902
Council area
Pembrokeshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
40
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
4313

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 27 January 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF Fat 75CF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 63, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 200263CP08902 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Pembrokeshire road accident statistics for 2002.