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Fatal unclassified road crash in Neath Port Talbot SA8 on 11 October 2021 at 14:31 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra crashed on an unclassified road in Neath Port Talbot at 14:31 on Monday 11 October 2021. The 87-year-old male driver and a 78-year-old female passenger were killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Oct 2021
Monday, 14:31
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.72319, longitude -3.8532, in the SA8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Pontardawe. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, SA8 4ED area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Neath Port Talbot

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021622100858
Council area
Neath Port Talbot
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 25 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 June 1989.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    87 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 87, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2021622100858 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 2021.