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Fatal unclassified road crash in Swansea SA3 on 31 July 2015 at 22:55 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Swansea at 22:55 on Friday 31 July 2015. The 73-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 was killed, one other person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
31 Jul 2015
Friday, 22:55
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
5
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.59184, longitude -4.16613, in the SA3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Swansea

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015621501375
Council area
Swansea
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 39 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 May 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    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 2015621501375 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 2015.