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A379 crash in Exeter on 13 February 1990 at 14:30 involving a Chrysler Avenger

A lorry, a Chrysler Avenger and a car were involved in a crash on the A379 in Exeter at 14:30 on Tuesday 13 February 1990. The 59-year-old male driver of the Chrysler Avenger and the 45-year-old female driver of the car were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Feb 1990
Tuesday, 14:30
Vehicles
3
Chrysler Avenger and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.70188, longitude -3.49247, in the EX2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Exeter.

Map of where the crash happened in Exeter

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199050D210305
Council area
Exeter
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
379
Road type
Single 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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 18 December 1990.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

  • Vehicle 2: Chrysler Avenger

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Chrysler Avenger)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

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 199050D210305 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.