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M4 crash in Swansea on 12 May 2004 at 08:40 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van, a Peugeot 205 and a Peugeot 306 were involved in a crash on the M4 in Swansea at 08:40 on Wednesday 12 May 2004. The 19-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van and the 36-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 205 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 May 2004
Wednesday, 08:40
Vehicles
3
Ford Transit and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.67634, longitude -3.99659, in the SA4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Penllergaer, Swansea, SA4 9FD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swansea

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004620108889
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 February 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 205)

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 2004620108889 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 2004.