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Serious A485 crash in Carmarthenshire on 28 December 2024 at 18:00 involving a Land Rover Discovery

A Land Rover Discovery crashed on the A485 in Carmarthenshire at 18:00 on Saturday 28 December 2024. There were six casualties: three people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Dec 2024
Saturday, 18:00
Vehicles
1
Land Rover Discovery
Casualties
6
3 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.99977, longitude -4.23547, in the SA39 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Carmarthenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024631535510
Council area
Carmarthenshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
485
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 March 2016.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,720 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged under 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 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 2024631535510 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.