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Serious B3391 crash in Mid Devon on 6 December 1990 at 16:15 involving a Chrysler Sunbeam

A Chrysler Sunbeam and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the B3391 in Mid Devon at 16:15 on Thursday 6 December 1990. The 19-year-old female driver of the Chrysler Sunbeam was seriously injured and the 21-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Dec 1990
Thursday, 16:15
Vehicles
2
Chrysler Sunbeam and Ford Sierra
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.8997, longitude -3.34662, in the EX15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Uffculme.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199050D422436
Council area
Mid Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3391
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 April 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Chrysler Sunbeam

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,295 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    2,792 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chrysler Sunbeam)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

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 199050D422436 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 1990.