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Fatal M4 crash in Swansea on 25 January 2018 at 19:11 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA crashed on the M4 in Swansea at 19:11 on Thursday 25 January 2018. A 58-year-old female passenger was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Jan 2018
Thursday, 19:11
Vehicles
1
Ford KA
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.67983, longitude -3.92399, in the SA6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Morriston, Swansea, SA6 6RX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swansea

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018621801157
Council area
Swansea
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
70 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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 February 2019.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2018621801157 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.