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Fatal A373 crash in Mid Devon on 4 January 1986 at 11:45 involving a car

Two cars and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A373 in Mid Devon at 11:45 on Saturday 4 January 1986. There were twelve casualties: six people were killed, three were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on an icy dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Jan 1986
Saturday, 11:45
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
12
6 killed, 3 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.9129, longitude -3.4608, in the EX16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198650D410013
Council area
Mid Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
373
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 51 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 December 2000.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

Casualties (12)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Fatal

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

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 10: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 11: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

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 198650D410013 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 1986.