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Serious B3183 crash in Exeter on 4 August 1985 at 13:20 involving a car

A car and a minibus were involved in a crash on the B3183 in Exeter at 13:20 on Sunday 4 August 1985. The 24-year-old male driver of the minibus was seriously injured and the 17-year-old male driver of the car and a 32-year-old female passenger in the car were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Aug 1985
Sunday, 13:20
Vehicles
2
Car and minibus
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73457, longitude -3.54367, in the EX4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Exeter.

Map of where the crash happened in Exeter

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198550D211406
Council area
Exeter
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3183
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 28 July 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

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 198550D211406 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Exeter road accident statistics for 1985.