Serious B4271 crash in Swansea on 21 April 2018 at 13:50 involving a Renault Scenic
A motorcycle, a Renault Scenic and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on the B4271 in Swansea at 13:50 on Saturday 21 April 2018. The 38-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured and the 37-year-old female driver of the Renault Scenic was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 21 Apr 2018
- Saturday, 13:50
- Vehicles
- 3
- Renault Scenic and 2 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.60054, longitude -4.12467, in the SA2 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in Swansea
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2018621800379
- Council area
- Swansea
- Police force
- South Wales
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 4271
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
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
- Daylight
- 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
- 100%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 0%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 37 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 February 2010.
Slight
Peugeot 306 crash on the B4271 in Swansea, 20 February 2010
37 m awayRef 2010620198462
Slight
Car crash on the B4271 in Swansea, 6 November 1980
99 m awayRef 1980620J04110
Serious
Skoda Felicia crash on the B4271 in Swansea, 25 December 2009
122 m awayRef 2009620196969
Slight
Audi A4 crash on the B4271 in Swansea, 29 June 2014
155 m awayRef 2014621401223
Slight
Mazda MX-5 crash on the B4271 in Swansea, 8 July 2013
174 m awayRef 2013621301171
Slight
Car crash on the B4271 in Swansea, 18 January 1984
187 m awayRef 1984620J00530
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Motorcycle
Motorcycle 125cc and under
- 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
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 38 years
- Engine capacity
- 124 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Renault Scenic
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
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 37 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,461 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Audi A3
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
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 27 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,968 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% least deprived
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Rider
SeriousMale, aged 38, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Scenic)
- 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 2018621800379 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 2018.