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Serious B3172 crash in East Devon on 26 September 1983 at 08:15 involving a car

A car hit a pedestrian on the B3172 in East Devon at 08:15 on Monday 26 September 1983. A 60-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Sep 1983
Monday, 08:15
Vehicles
1
Car
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.70432, longitude -3.06444, in the EX12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Seaton.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198350D341838
Council area
East Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3172
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

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
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 July 2014.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 60, hit by vehicle 1 (Car)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

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 198350D341838 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Devon road accident statistics for 1983.