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A483 crash in Swansea on 28 October 2017 at 07:19 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane and a Hyundai ix35 were involved in a crash on the A483 in Swansea at 07:19 on Saturday 28 October 2017. The 48-year-old male driver of the Hyundai ix35, a 48-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai ix35 and a 17-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai ix35 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Oct 2017
Saturday, 07:19
Vehicles
2
Renault Megane and Hyundai ix35
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.62667, longitude -3.93899, in the SA1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swansea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swansea

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017621701517
Council area
Swansea
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
483
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 12 October 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai ix35

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai ix35)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai ix35)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai ix35)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2017621701517 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 2017.