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Serious B4242 crash in Neath Port Talbot on 6 April 2013 at 23:37 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus hit two pedestrians on the B4242 in Neath Port Talbot at 23:37 on Saturday 6 April 2013. A 25-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured and a 24-year-old male pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Apr 2013
Saturday, 23:37
Vehicles
1
Ford Focus
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.74603, longitude -3.62287, in the SA11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glyn-neath. It is one of the crashes that make up the Glynneath Central and East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 5AP 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
2013621300632
Council area
Neath Port Talbot
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4242
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
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, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 September 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 2013621300632 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 2013.