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Serious A4214 crash in Carmarthenshire on 2 November 2024 at 13:25 involving a Citroen Berlingo van

A Citroen Berlingo van and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A4214 in Carmarthenshire at 13:25 on Saturday 2 November 2024. A 24-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Golf was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Nov 2024
Saturday, 13:25
Vehicles
2
Citroen Berlingo and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.68078, longitude -4.16379, in the SA15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Llanelli. It is one of the crashes that make up the Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Carmarthenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024631511667
Council area
Carmarthenshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4214
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 20 March 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Berlingo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024631511667 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Carmarthenshire road accident statistics for 2024.