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Serious A474 crash in Neath Port Talbot on 9 May 2006 at 17:20 involving a Yamaha DT 125 R motorcycle

A Yamaha DT 125 R motorcycle and a Volvo S40 were involved in a crash on the A474 in Neath Port Talbot at 17:20 on Tuesday 9 May 2006. The 18-year-old male rider of the Yamaha DT 125 R motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 May 2006
Tuesday, 17:20
Vehicles
2
Yamaha DT 125 R and Volvo S40
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.66064, longitude -3.81689, in the SA10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Neath Port Talbot

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006620153645
Council area
Neath Port Talbot
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
474
Road type
Dual carriageway
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
Second road class
A
Second road number
465

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 August 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha DT 125 R

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo S40

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,731 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha DT 125 R)

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 2006620153645 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Neath Port Talbot road accident statistics for 2006.