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A474 crash in Carmarthenshire on 6 February 2016 at 19:15 involving an Audi A3

An Audi A3 and a Yamaha DT 125 R motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A474 in Carmarthenshire at 19:15 on Saturday 6 February 2016. The 17-year-old male rider of the Yamaha DT 125 R motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Feb 2016
Saturday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Audi A3 and Yamaha DT 125 R
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.80319, longitude -3.91168, in the SA18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Glanaman. It is one of the crashes that make up the Glanamman, Carmarthenshire, SA18 1DX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Carmarthenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201663AC03516
Council area
Carmarthenshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
474
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 April 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha DT 125 R

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha DT 125 R)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

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 201663AC03516 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 2016.