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A4241 crash in Neath Port Talbot on 13 January 2018 at 20:08 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4241 in Neath Port Talbot at 20:08 on Saturday 13 January 2018. The 19-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Jan 2018
Saturday, 20:08
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.59355, longitude -3.79765, in the SA12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Port Talbot. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, SA12 7BX 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
2018621800077
Council area
Neath Port Talbot
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4241
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Footbridge or subway

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
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 September 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    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
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2018621800077 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 2018.