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A48 crash in Neath Port Talbot on 14 November 2018 at 17:08 involving an Audi A5

An Audi A5, a Renault Clio and a Seat Leon were involved in a crash on the A48 in Neath Port Talbot at 17:08 on Wednesday 14 November 2018. The 44-year-old male driver of the Audi A5, the 46-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio and the 36-year-old male driver of the Seat Leon were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet roundabout with a 50 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Nov 2018
Wednesday, 17:08
Vehicles
3
Audi A5 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.61522, longitude -3.80844, in the SA12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Baglan, Neath Port Talbot, SA12 8TW 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
2018621801514
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
48
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
4286

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 August 2005.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A5)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Seat Leon)

    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 2018621801514 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.