B4434 crash in Neath Port Talbot on 22 March 2017 at 08:20 involving a BMW 3 Series
A BMW 3 Series, an Iveco Daily van and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the B4434 in Neath Port Talbot at 08:20 on Wednesday 22 March 2017. All four casualties were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 22 Mar 2017
- Wednesday, 08:20
- Vehicles
- 3
- BMW 3 Series and 2 others
- Casualties
- 4
- 4 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.65951, longitude -3.80203, in the SA11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Neath. It is one of the crashes that make up the Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Neath Port Talbot
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2017621700488
- 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
- 4434
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Pedestrian phase at traffic signal
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
- 9%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 91%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 September 2006.
Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the B4434 in Neath Port Talbot, 8 September 2006
4 m awayRef 2006620157869
Slight
Fiat Bravo crash on an unclassified road in Neath Port Talbot, 7 January 2004
16 m awayRef 2004620100808
Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B4434 in Neath Port Talbot, 5 December 2003
18 m awayRef 2003620098143
Slight
Toyota Previa crash on an unclassified road in Neath Port Talbot, 1 June 2009
18 m awayRef 2009620190661
Slight
MG TF crash on an unclassified road in Neath Port Talbot, 4 May 2010
18 m awayRef 2010620201096
Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Neath Port Talbot, 30 December 2011
22 m awayRef 2011620213904
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North East
- Travelling to
- South West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 30 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,995 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 9 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% least deprived
Vehicle 2: Iveco Daily
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 62 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,287 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Ford Transit
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 50 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,402 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 9 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualties (4)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)
- Home area deprivation
- 10% least deprived
Casualty 3: Driver
SlightMale, aged 50, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 30, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 34, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least 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 2017621700488 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 2017.