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Serious A385 crash in the South Hams on 10 August 1991 at 21:45 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Mazda 626 were involved in a crash on the A385 in the South Hams at 21:45 on Saturday 10 August 1991. There were seven casualties: five people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Aug 1991
Saturday, 21:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Mazda 626
Casualties
7
5 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.43077, longitude -3.655, in the TQ9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the South Hams

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199150F511387
Council area
South Hams
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
385
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 September 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 626

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 626)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 626)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 626)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, 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 199150F511387 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Hams road accident statistics for 1991.