GLAIS: Family’s tribute to ‘heart of gold’ motorcyclist Wayne Bowron, 52, who died in A4067 crash

His family say he would do anything for anyone and loved the friends he made through motorcycling. Police want dashcam footage from the A4067 near Glais Roundabout on the night of Friday 9 October.

Kit Peters
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Wayne Bowron, a man in glasses and a navy hoodie, smiling beside a German shepherd dog in front of Christmas decorations
Wayne Bowron, 52, who died after a collision on the A4067 near Glais Roundabout (Image: family handout, via South Wales Police)

A motorcyclist who died in a crash on the A4067 near Glais Roundabout has been named as 52-year-old Wayne Bowron, and his family say he had “a heart of gold”.

The collision happened at 10.40pm on Friday 9 October, South Wales Police said. Mr Bowron is reported to have been from Crook in County Durham. The investigation is continuing.

In a tribute released through the force, his family said: “Wayne (BOW) was a loving father, grandfather, uncle, partner and friend.”

“Taken from us so suddenly”: the family’s tribute to Wayne Bowron

“He was only 52 having been taken from us so suddenly,” they said. “Nothing can express the loss that we are currently feeling as a family.”

The family said he was “well known throughout Durham and would do anything for anyone”.

“Wayne treated everyone like they were part of the family and had a heart of gold,” they said.

He loved his motorcycle and the friends he had made in the motorcycle community, the family added.

“As a family our hearts are broken and there is a hole in all of our hearts that will never be filled,” they said.

Dashcam appeal after the Glais Roundabout crash

Officers want to hear from anyone with information or dashcam footage who has not yet spoken to them.

Reports can be made through the force’s online contact form or by calling 101, quoting reference 2600331858.

Information can also be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or through its website.

In August, 73-year-old motorcyclist Melvin Austin from Ystalyfera died after a collision on the A4067 near Cray, on the road’s climb north over the mountain.

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Kit Peters

Kit Peters is a journalist and the editor of Swansea Bay News, covering Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire since 2020.


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