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Fatal A484 crash in Swansea on 25 September 2025 at 20:02 involving a BMW S 1000 motorcycle

A BMW S 1000 motorcycle and a Mercedes A Class were involved in a crash on the A484 in Swansea at 20:02 on Thursday 25 September 2025. The 63-year-old male rider of the BMW S 1000 motorcycle was killed and the 23-year-old male driver of the Mercedes A Class was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Sep 2025
Thursday, 20:02
Vehicles
2
BMW S 1000 and Mercedes A Class
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.65725, longitude -4.00954, in the SA4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Llwchwr, Swansea, SA4 4LG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swansea

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025622500633
Council area
Swansea
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
484
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Dark, no street lighting
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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 April 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW S 1000

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    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
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,699 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 63, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (BMW S 1000)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes A Class)

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 2025622500633 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 2025.