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Unclassified road crash in Neath Port Talbot SA8 on 17 December 2017 at 18:15 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta hit two pedestrians on an unclassified road in Neath Port Talbot at 18:15 on Sunday 17 December 2017. A 17-year-old female pedestrian and a 17-year-old male pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet road with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Dec 2017
Sunday, 18:15
Vehicles
1
Ford Fiesta
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.71965, longitude -3.85023, in the SA8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Pontardawe. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, SA8 4ED 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
2017621800764
Council area
Neath Port Talbot
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Auto traffic signal, out
Carriageway hazards
Defective traffic signals

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, 9 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 May 1980.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    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 2017621800764 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.