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Fatal A393 crash in Cornwall on 1 February 1992 at 22:00 involving a Ford Capri

A Ford Capri and a Mercedes van were involved in a crash on the A393 in Cornwall at 22:00 on Saturday 1 February 1992. The 24-year-old male driver of the Ford Capri, a 20-year-old male passenger in the Ford Capri and a 15-year-old female passenger in the Ford Capri were killed, three other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
1 Feb 1992
Saturday, 22:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Capri and Mercedes
Casualties
7
3 killed, 3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.21565, longitude -5.2023, in the TR16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lanner.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199250A220154
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
393
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 September 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Capri

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    3,782 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Capri)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Capri)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Capri)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Capri)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Capri)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Capri)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

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 199250A220154 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 1992.