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Serious A4214 crash in Carmarthenshire on 15 May 2013 at 11:50 involving a DAF Trucks FA 55LF lorry

A vehicle and a DAF Trucks FA 55LF lorry were involved in a crash on the A4214 in Carmarthenshire at 11:50 on Wednesday 15 May 2013. The 86-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 May 2013
Wednesday, 11:50
Vehicles
2
Other vehicle and DAF Trucks FA 55LF
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.68201, longitude -4.16378, in the SA15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Llanelli. It is one of the crashes that make up the Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Carmarthenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201363AC14813
Council area
Carmarthenshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4214
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
Daylight
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 5 November 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    86 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks FA 55LF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    5,880 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 86, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

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 201363AC14813 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Carmarthenshire road accident statistics for 2013.