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A4217 crash in Swansea on 9 December 2014 at 15:26 involving a Scania bus

A Scania bus and a Mazda 323 were involved in a crash on the A4217 in Swansea at 15:26 on Tuesday 9 December 2014. The 29-year-old female driver of the Mazda 323 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Dec 2014
Tuesday, 15:26
Vehicles
2
Scania and Mazda 323
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.63505, longitude -3.9322, in the SA1 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bôn-y-maen, Swansea, SA1 7AB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swansea

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014621402255
Council area
Swansea
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4217
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
5444

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with 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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 27 March 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 323

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,324 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 323)

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 2014621402255 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 2014.