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B4489 crash in Swansea on 31 July 2023 at 14:11 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4 and a Skoda Karoq were involved in a crash on the B4489 in Swansea at 14:11 on Monday 31 July 2023. The 62-year-old male driver of the Skoda Karoq was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jul 2023
Monday, 14:11
Vehicles
2
Audi A4 and Skoda Karoq
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.6651, longitude -3.95209, in the SA5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swansea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Mynydd-bach, Swansea, SA6 7PB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swansea

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023622300642
Council area
Swansea
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4489
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
Raining, 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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 December 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Karoq

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Karoq)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2023622300642 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 2023.