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A465 crash in Neath Port Talbot on 12 October 2009 at 16:40 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta, a Vauxhall Astra and a Nissan Almera were involved in a crash on the A465 in Neath Port Talbot at 16:40 on Monday 12 October 2009. The 18-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta and the 40-year-old male driver of the Nissan Almera were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Oct 2009
Monday, 16:40
Vehicles
3
Ford Fiesta and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.65011, longitude -3.84625, in the SA10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Coedffranc Central, Neath Port Talbot, SA10 6NJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Neath Port Talbot

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009620194853
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
465
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 November 2000.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 3: Nissan Almera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Nissan Almera)

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 2009620194853 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 2009.