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A474 crash in Neath Port Talbot on 22 December 2019 at 05:02 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Peugeot 208 were involved in a crash on the A474 in Neath Port Talbot at 05:02 on Sunday 22 December 2019. The 51-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 208 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Dec 2019
Sunday, 05:02
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Peugeot 208
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.65657, longitude -3.80593, in the SA11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Neath. It is one of the crashes that make up the Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF 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
2019622000018
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
474
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no 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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 March 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    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
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 208

    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 208)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2019622000018 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 2019.