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Serious A38 crash in Exeter on 25 January 1990 at 13:00 involving a DAF Trucks FT 2500 lorry

A DAF Trucks FT 2500 lorry and a Ford Transit bus were involved in a crash on the A38 in Exeter at 13:00 on Thursday 25 January 1990. The 62-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks FT 2500 lorry was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 Jan 1990
Thursday, 13:00
Vehicles
2
DAF Trucks FT 2500 and Ford Transit
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.65087, longitude -3.54178, in the EX6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Exeter

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199050D210237
Council area
Exeter
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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 with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 October 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks FT 2500

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    2,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 62, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (DAF Trucks FT 2500)

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 199050D210237 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 1990.