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M4 crash in Swansea on 19 July 2012 at 15:34 involving a Triumph Daytona 675 motorcycle

A Triumph Daytona 675 motorcycle crashed on the M4 in Swansea at 15:34 on Thursday 19 July 2012. The 23-year-old male rider and a 17-year-old female passenger 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
19 Jul 2012
Thursday, 15:34
Vehicles
1
Triumph Daytona 675
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.66017, longitude -3.87543, in the SA7 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Llansamlet, Swansea, SA7 9PW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swansea

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012621200618
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
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
20%
Estimated chance it was slight
80%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 19 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 June 2017.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Daytona 675

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    675 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Triumph Daytona 675)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Triumph Daytona 675)

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 2012621200618 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.