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A40 crash in Carmarthenshire on 2 August 2025 at 10:00 involving a BMW 1 Series

A BMW 1 Series, another vehicle and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A40 in Carmarthenshire at 10:00 on Saturday 2 August 2025. A 38-year-old female passenger in the other vehicle and the 38-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Aug 2025
Saturday, 10:00
Vehicles
3
BMW 1 Series and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.85188, longitude -4.3156, in the SA31 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Carmarthen Town North and South, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3LL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Carmarthenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025631624129
Council area
Carmarthenshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
40
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 March 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 1 Series

    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
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Other vehicle)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 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 2025631624129 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 2025.