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Serious A38 crash in Teignbridge on 14 January 1990 at 01:05 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort crashed on the A38 in Teignbridge at 01:05 on Sunday 14 January 1990. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Jan 1990
Sunday, 01:05
Vehicles
1
Ford Escort
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.62886, longitude -3.57358, in the TQ13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199050F440107
Council area
Teignbridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 November 1996.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 199050F440107 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Teignbridge road accident statistics for 1990.