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A477 crash in Pembrokeshire on 15 September 2021 at 08:30 involving a Skoda Octavia taxi

A Skoda Octavia taxi and a Volkswagen Urban were involved in a crash on the A477 in Pembrokeshire at 08:30 on Wednesday 15 September 2021. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Sep 2021
Wednesday, 08:30
Vehicles
2
Skoda Octavia and Volkswagen Urban
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.73015, longitude -4.98793, in the SA73 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Pembrokeshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
202163C074321
Council area
Pembrokeshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
477
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
38%
Estimated chance it was slight
62%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 14 February 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Urban

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Urban)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting

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 202163C074321 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Pembrokeshire road accident statistics for 2021.