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Serious B3181 crash in Mid Devon on 17 July 1983 at 17:20 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the B3181 in Mid Devon at 17:20 on Sunday 17 July 1983. The 47-year-old male driver of vehicle 2, a 20-year-old male passenger in vehicle 2 and a 20-year-old female passenger in vehicle 2 were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Jul 1983
Sunday, 17:20
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.86264, longitude -3.3933, in the EX15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198350D421297
Council area
Mid Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3181
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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Road surface defective
Carriageway hazards
Poor or defective road surface

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 January 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 198350D421297 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Devon road accident statistics for 1983.