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M4 crash in Swansea on 26 June 2021 at 11:07 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and an Isuzu Trucks Grafter van were involved in a crash on the M4 in Swansea at 11:07 on Saturday 26 June 2021. A 32-year-old male passenger in the Isuzu Trucks Grafter van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Jun 2021
Saturday, 11:07
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Isuzu Trucks Grafter
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.67961, longitude -3.92184, 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021622100490
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
50 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
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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 February 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Isuzu Trucks Grafter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    2,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Isuzu Trucks Grafter)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2021622100490 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 2021.