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Serious M4 crash in Neath Port Talbot on 22 August 2018 at 20:54 involving an Iveco van

An Iveco van and a Toyota Aygo were involved in a crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot at 20:54 on Wednesday 22 August 2018. The 35-year-old male driver of the Toyota Aygo, a 13-year-old male passenger in the Toyota Aygo and a 38-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Aygo were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Aug 2018
Wednesday, 20:54
Vehicles
2
Iveco and Toyota Aygo
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.60474, longitude -3.80151, in the SA12 postcode district. 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018621801072
Council area
Neath Port Talbot
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

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, 42 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 October 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    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
    59 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Aygo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North 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
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Aygo)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Aygo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Aygo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2018621801072 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.