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Unclassified road crash in Swansea SA1 on 8 February 2012 at 22:55 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic crashed on an unclassified road in Swansea at 22:55 on Wednesday 8 February 2012. The 20-year-old male driver and a 21-year-old male passenger were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Feb 2012
Wednesday, 22:55
Vehicles
1
Honda Civic
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.61412, longitude -3.95847, in the SA1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swansea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Uplands, Swansea, SA1 4JU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swansea

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012620214682
Council area
Swansea
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 January 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2012620214682 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 2012.