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Serious A48 crash in Carmarthenshire on 29 November 2025 at 13:18 involving a Kia Xceed

A Kia Xceed and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the A48 in Carmarthenshire at 13:18 on Saturday 29 November 2025. The 41-year-old male driver of the Kia Xceed was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Nov 2025
Saturday, 13:18
Vehicles
2
Kia Xceed and Scania
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.84033, longitude -4.27334, in the SA31 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Carmarthenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025631675790
Council area
Carmarthenshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
48
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Wet or damp

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, 19 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 June 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Xceed

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,482 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    16,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Xceed)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most 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 2025631675790 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.