Taxi driver who spoke to man moments before collision is urged to come forward by police
A TAXI driver who is thought to have spoken to a 21-year-old pedestrian moments before a collision is being urged to get in touch with police.
The pedestrian remains in a serious condition after the late-night collision with a black Skoda in Swansea.
It happened at the Fabian Way-Port Tennant Road junction on Saturday at around 11.15pm.
Officers believe that the driver of a white Skoda-style taxi travelling towards the city centre stopped at the traffic light junction and talked to the pedestrian, who was leaning against a roadside cabinet.
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Not long afterwards, the 21-year-old was seriously hurt while crossing the carriageway.
The black Skoda involved was also heading towards the city centre.
Sergeant Rowan Moore of the roads policing department said: "We believe that the injured man was leaning against a roadside cabinet and was in conversation with a taxi driver just prior to the collision and we need this driver to come forward as soon as possible as we are trying to establish the movements of the pedestrian prior to him being knocked down.
"I would urge this taxi driver or anyone who can help us to identify him to come forward as soon as possible."
The injured man was taken to the University of Wales Hospital, Cardiff, where his condition was described as serious.
Fabian Way is the main east-west gateway into Swansea.
It is a very busy road and a number of fatal accidents have taken place there over the years.
Four people have died in Fabian Way in separate incidents since 2009.
Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or 01656 655555, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
4 Comments
by john_nova
Wednesday, February 13 2013, 12:33AM
“The Post should be ashamed of itself to print that the young lad had died, and then , in a subsequent article to say that he was still in intensive care. How do they think the members of his family feel. I pray that he survives and recovers enough to take the Post to Court.”
by Angie69
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 10:14PM
“It's disgracefull I live on Fabian way it's a community road put the lights back on it dangerous from the cape to the mile also where are the crossings one by the cape the other by the portennant turn off.
There will be a new health centre in sa1 soon it will be a game of chance for all generations how many more will this road take
The McDonald's turn off is really busy to kids jumping the lights
Cars boy racing maybe you should put CCTV on Fabian way all these hotels people walking into Swansea we are just asking for trouble.”
by Lunkhed
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 10:02PM
“Yet every time the Police enforce the speed limit on Fabian Way we get a chorus of 'Have they got nothing better to do".
Apart from protecting life and property, apparently "No".”
by swansearanger
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 5:45PM
“How many more people need to be knocked down late at night before something is done about the lighting on Fabian Way? If you drive from the roundabout near Amazon to the junction near Sainsburys, roughly two out of every three lights are NOT working. Some have been deliberately switched off under the "every other light operational" cost saving measure but others have simply failed.
No doubt there are other contributory factors with this accident, as there would have been with the previous incidents, but can we at least give drivers a chance of seeing people in the road please - or is the cost of a lightbulb still worth more than the lives of the people who keep getting knocked down?”