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B3212 crash in Exeter on 1 July 1990 at 12:40 involving a Mitsubishi Colt

A Mitsubishi Colt and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the B3212 in Exeter at 12:40 on Sunday 1 July 1990. The 65-year-old female driver of the Mitsubishi Colt and the 21-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Jul 1990
Sunday, 12:40
Vehicles
2
Mitsubishi Colt and Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73171, longitude -3.49398, 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199050D211287
Council area
Exeter
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3212
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 6 November 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Colt

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,468 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Colt)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

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 199050D211287 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.